Her central myth served as the context for the secret rites of regeneration at Eleusis, which promised immortality to initiates.

Her own public rites were usually enacted by non-religious office holders and their assistants at the hearths of public buildings.

Her establishment within the metroons of some cities implies her open, public cult ; but she was also the focus of mystery cults, their inmost rites and cult objects strictly forbidden to all but initiates ; it is far from certain who these might have been.

Her public cult at the Ambarvalia, or " perambulation of fields " identified her with Dea Dia, and was led by the Arval Brethren (" The Brothers of the Fields "); rural versions of these rites were led as private cult by the heads of households.

Central to fertility rites in classical Greece was ' Demeter, goddess of fertility ... Her rites celebrated the procession of the seasons, the mystery of the plants and the fruits in their annual cycle of coming to be and passing away '.

Her rites were carried out by the sacrifice of a puppy or bitch.

Her personal letters to leaders of the Revolution influenced policy ; in addition, she often hosted political gatherings of the Brissotins, a political group which allowed women to join.

Her frequent visits to the estate also allowed her to contrast the wealth in which the local landowner lived with the lives of the often much poorer people on the estate, and different lives lived in parallel would reappear in many of her works.

" Her mother, who feared the inconvenience of a brat, came to my aid, and she allowed herself to be overcome " ( Confessions ).

Her father eventually allowed her to work in the temple, but asked the monks to give her the toughest chores in order to discourage her.

Her husband wrote specifically that, if he should die when his heir was still a minor, his widow was not to be allowed any political influence whatsoever.

Her name was not allowed to be revealed to the not initiated, and she was daughter of Demeter, who was united with the god of the storms and rivers Poseidon Hippios ( horse ).

Her irreverent and often bawdy sense of humour allowed her to establish a rapport with her co-star Marlon Brando ; but she had difficulty with director Elia Kazan, who did not hold her in high regard as an actress.

Her contemporaries thought she was spoilt by her parents, especially her father, who allowed her to take liberties not usually permissible, such as being allowed to stay up to dinner at the age of 13.

Her domestic policies allowed the nobles to gain dominance in local government while shortening their terms of service to the state.

Her father allowed her to attend meetings of the council from the age of 14 but never discussed the affairs of state with her.

Her second book, A Way of Looking, won the Somerset Maugham award and marked a turning point, as the prize money allowed her to spend nearly three months in Rome, which was a revelation.

Her situation was not eased when her brother allowed Angus to return to Scotland.

Her death in that year allowed her to be spared the grief of Philip's untimely death of typhoid fever in 1506.

Her eyes were grey, and her mouth was small ; her smile allowed her to demonstrate her wry humour, her wit, and her graciousness.

Her looks, evocative of the indigenous peoples of Mexico, allowed her to carve a niche for herself in the Mexican cinema.

Her relationship with her husband had deteriorated, and with much plea from Melania, a wealthy widow from Palestine and good friend of Eudocia, Theosodius allowed her to go.

Her father had given her an annual income of £ 500 ( roughly £ 40, 000 / US $ 65, 000 in present terms ), which allowed her to live comfortably and to pursue her career.

This allowed her to sing songs usually associated with male singers, like " One For My Baby " and " I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face ".

Her husband was not allowed to share pertinent aspects of his job with Barbara, as they were classified ; the ensuing sense of isolation, coupled with her perception that she was not achieving her goals while other women of her time were, plunged her into a depression.

Her collaboration with White allowed Lynn to reach new audiences and generations, even garnering high praise in magazines that specialize in mainstream and alternative rock music, such as Spin and Blender.

Her now-famous response to the success of the film, made under protest in order to fulfill a contractual obligation to MGM before being allowed to depart to 20th Century Fox to make Cleopatra: " I still say it stinks.

Her influence over Louis increased markedly through the 1750s, to the point where he allowed her considerable leeway in the determination of policy over a whole range of issues, from military matters to foreign affairs.

Her father grudgingly allowed the couple to marry, although he made a point of never meeting the bridegroom.

Her hair was dyed, and her bloom was fading, and she must have been crowding forty, but she seemed to be one of those women who cling to the manners and graces of a pretty child of eight.

Her only departure from the standard male versions of this orthodoxy is that she insists on the necessity of educating girls and women.

Her early pious activities in Siena attracted a group of followers, both women and men, while they also brought her to the attention of the Dominican Order, which called her to Florence in 1374 to interrogate her for possible heresy.

In 2000, she appeared in Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her and Bash: Latter-Day Plays, later accompanying Eve Ensler to Kenya in order to protest violence against women, particularly female genital mutilation.

Her early courtly poetry is marked by her knowledge of aristocratic custom and fashion of the day, particularly involving women and the practice of chivalry.

Her critique primarily stems from her belief that Jean de Meun was purposely slandering women through the debated text.

Her testimonial launch of the Second Crusade from Vézelay, the rumored location of Mary Magdalene ´ s burial, dramatically emphasized the role of women in the campaign.

Her publications emphasized that women and men are different, but this shouldn ’ t stop them from equality under the law.

Her political focus was not specifically on women or their liberation.

Almost all the women who attended this service walked out with her, as well as a few men .” Her works include: The Church and the Second Sex ( 1968 ), Beyond God the Father ( 1973 ), Gyn / ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism ( 1978 ), Pure Lust: Elemental Feminist Philosophy ( 1984 ), Webster ’ s First Intergalactic Wickedary of the English Language ( 1987 ), and Outercourse: The Be-Dazzling Voyage ( 1992 ).

Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage.

Her reference to herself as a member of the " weaker sex " and her rather constant belittling of women, though at first seemingly problematic, must be considered within the context of the patriarchal church hierarchy.

Her law decisions were minor but set a crucial ancient precedent for modern Jewish women.

Her medal also meant the breakthrough for sporting women in Morocco and other mostly Muslim countries.

Her mother called the management to ask for another chance and they told her they had whittled their choice down to ten women, including Chisholm.

Her grief reaches such a point that a she's offered a chance to replace Anya as the vengeance demon of scorned women.

Her work included the marketing research for Johnson & Johnson in 1926 and her efforts to improve women ’ s spending decisions during the first years of the Great Depression.

Her friendship with Louise Abbéma ( 1853 – 1927 ), a French impressionist painter, some nine years her junior, was so close and passionate that the two women were rumored to be lovers.

Her memory is preserved now in the name of the Fawcett Society, and in Millicent Fawcett Hall, constructed in 1929 in Westminster as a place that women could use to debate and discuss the issues that affected them.

Her wealth and persona also brought attention to women who were serving in government.

" Her observations of the differences between the lives of men and women, for example in relation to illegitimacy, reinforced her conviction that women needed the right to vote before their conditions could improve.

Her early films cast her as the girl-next-door but for most of the Pre-Code film era beginning with the 1930 film The Divorcee, for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress, she played sexually liberated women in sophisticated contemporary comedies.

In a famous passage, he delineates Cleopatra's charms in paradoxical terms ( rhetorical antithesis ): " Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale / Her infinite variety: other women cloy / The appetites they feed, but she makes hungry / Where most she satisfies.