For technical support at critical moments, I wish to thank Harry Barnes and David Sider, as well as Kevin Duval of Nota Bene. I thank the associates of the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies of the University of Rochester both for their interest in my work and for material support for my research. My thanks also to the Dean of the College of the University of Rochester for underwriting the cost of the illustrations. During the researching of this book, I have incurred many pleasurable debts of xenia . Special thanks go to Deborah Boedeker and Kurt Raaflaub, directors of the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C., and to Ellen Roth, the Center's librarian, whose warm welcome made it not only possible, but also pleasant, to complete the innumerable small tasks required to complete this book.
Some debts are hard to put into words.
My dear friends Nina Davis-Millis, Christopher Millis, and David Weinstock all know why their names are here. Finally, I dedicate this book to my parents, who were in on it from the beginning and to Fred, whose support and affection have lightened the end of the work.