Today l learned about Enheduanna (2285-2250 BCE), the first writer in history whose name we know. And, significantly, a woman.

Thanks to rhe excellent writer Sarah Schulman for compiling the info and adding some conclusions.

' 4. Women expressing themselves and influencing culture has gone in and out of possibility for thousands of years.... But men's wealth and power elevate women and also take us down.... '

#Enheduanna #AkkadianEmpire #poets #hymns #StateReligion

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