Lysistrata (Attic: Λυσιστράτη, Doric: Λυσιστράτα), Aristophanes' anti-war comedy, written in 411 BC, has female characters, led by the eponymous Lysistrata, barricading the public funds building and withholding sex from their husbands to secure peace and end the Peloponnesian War. In doing so, Lysistrata engages the support of women from Sparta, Boeotia, and Corinth. All of them are at first aghast at the suggestion of withholding sex, but they finally agree and swear an oath to support each other. The woman from Sparta, Lampito, returns home to spread the word there.

The play was originally performed at either the Dionysia or a smaller Festival of Dionysus, called the Lenaia festival. A different comedy by Aristophanes, Women at the Thesmophoria, was also produced that year, and it is not clear which play was produced at which festival.

The play also addresses the contribution that women could make to society and to policy making, but cannot because their views are ignored: All such questions are considered the purview of men only. See the exchange between Lysistrata and the Magistrate who comes to try to browbeat the women into giving up their plans.

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dinner with the fam for the first time in a lo0o0ng time... and then heading to maura's potluck, and then LYSISTRATA @rachelbegelman !!
omgitzfern (Fernando Contreras) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:58:37 -0000
dinner with the fam for the first time in a lo0o0ng time... and then heading to maura's potluck, and then LYSISTRATA @rachelbegelman !!
@uncucumbered@natrixgli ah,the Lysistrata option.#hcr
Ruthanng (Ruth G.) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:04:47 -0000
@uncucumbered@natrixgli ah,the Lysistrata option.#hcr
@amberadams Just talking about the Lysistrata, one of my favorite greek plays
lawschooltech (Thomas) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:46:22 -0000
@amberadams Just talking about the Lysis Subscribe to Lysistrata RSS feed