I'm thinking about the earliest civilizations such as the sumerians, akkadians, babylonians etc.
I know a little bit of Hammurabis law (adulterers were to be killed etc) but could women have any power, land ownership, travel freely and so on?
I am PMing you a section of a paper I wrote. I don't want it online for various reasons, but I will share it privately with anyone who wants an answer to this question.