Tamara LewitHonorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical StudiesTamara Lewit is an Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies for the The University of Melbourne Not a housekeeper, but a 'vilica': The many responsibilities of Roman-era female farm managers were overlooked by historians Women on ancient Roman farms were in charge of making wine, oil — and profits. Historians dismissed them as ‘housekeepers’
