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The Dinner Party: Heritage Floor: Praxagora




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Judy Chicago (American, b. 1939). The Dinner Party (Heritage Floor; detail), 1974–79. Porcelain with rainbow and gold luster, 48 x 48 x 48 ft. (14.6 x 14.6 x 14.6 m). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation, 2002.10. © Judy Chicago. Photograph by Jook Leung Photography

Praxagora
Literary, known in ancient Greece, beginning circa 392 B.C.

Praxagora is the lead character in Aristophanes' play The Assemblywomen (circa 392 B.C.). She and her female comrades conceive a plan to wrest control of Athenian governance. Disguised as men, they enter the Assembly and vote on a measure that will hand power over to women. Once at the helm, women establish a socialistic utopia in which all Athenians are declared equal, private property is abolished, and the state provides housing, food, and general care to every citizen.

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Last updated January 29, 2007.
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