well known philosopher and because women of the time. Although there are varying accounts of her work and private life, there are some non-academic anecdotal stories that are considered to be true. For example, “Theano was walking along one day when her elbow came uncovered. Somebody commented that it was a beautiful elbow. She said, “Yes, but not a public one!" There is a belief among some scholars that the writings which are thought to have been written by Theano were actually written by men who used this as a pseudonym. To continue, for men to have published work under her name, it would have to be true that this would give them recognition for their work. This is not necessarily the case because even Theano’s own work has not been attributed to her, and she did not have as high of a social standing as Pythagoras. It is true that in the specific society that Pythagoras studied, women were considered to be equal, although in practice and in time, this is not found to be entirely true. References 17. Dancy, R. M. "On A History of Women Philosophers, Vol. I." Hypatia 4, no. 1 (1989): 160-71. Accessed December 9, 2020. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3809942. 18. DeBakcsy, D., Dale DeBakcsy is the writer and artist of the Women In Science and Cartoon History of Humanism columns, Wysk, LaRocco, L., Contributor, G., & Name*. (2019, February 27). Theano of Croton And The Pythagorean Women Of Ancient Greece. Retrieved December 10, 2020, from https://womenyoushouldknow.net/theano-of-croton-pythagorean/ 19. Lindemann, K. (n.d.). Theano_of_Crotona. Retrieved December 9, 2020, from http://www.societyforthestudyofwomenphilosophers.org/Theano_of_Crotona.html 20. Wider, Kathleen. "Women Philosophers in the Ancient Greek World: Donning the Mantle." Hypatia 1, no. 1 (1986): 21-62. Accessed December 9, 2020. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3810062. Further reading Kai Brodersen, Christoph M. Wieland, (2010), Theano: Briefe einer antiken Philosophin. Greek/German. Reclams Universal-Bibliothek 18787, Stuttgart. External links "Theano", Biographies of Women Mathematicians, Agnes Scott College 6th-century BC Greek people 6th-century BC Greek women 6th-century BC philosophers Ancient Greek mathematicians Ancient Greek women philosophers Ancient Crotonians Pythagoreans Pythagoreans of Magna Graecia Women mathematicians Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 6th-century BC mathematicians