My name is Alfia Hulch and I am an Etruscan woman.

I am 18 years old and was born in

Velch where my husband, Larce Hulch, and I live with our 2 children. My husband is a member

of a dominating clan in Etruria and holds a key role in politics.

As a woman I don’t have a job but since my parents died a few years ago, I inherited their

farm and spend many of much of my time taking care of it. A typical day for me starts with

waking up early in the morning and overseeing the slaves that work in our home. After my

family is done eating breakfast, I head over to the farm I inherited from my parents. While my

husband works, my children are taken care of by our slaves. At the farm, I oversee the farm

workers. I make sure that they are properly harvesting crops and preparing the crops to be sold

in the market. Some days I accompany the workers to the market and oversee the sale of the

crops. It is often difficult to manage male workers because men don’t respect my authority since

I am a woman. After spending the day at the farm, I head home to be with my family.

Some nights my husband and I will go to a feast at the houses of other high ranking

citizens in Velch, such as ourselves. These feasts are the few times that I am able to socialize

with others, because as a woman I don’t have the same freedoms that men have. Although I

typically don’t participate in public life, I am still able to keep the property I inherited for myself.

A constant concern that we face as Etruscans is worrying about the Romans taking over.

They have begun to take control of some of our cities and alter the Etruscan way of life. I

strongly dislike Romans because they are trying to take over my culture. They also have much

stronger restrictions on women’s freedoms and I am worried about what would happen if the

Romans took control of Velch. I would most likely not be allowed to own my farm and I would

lose many of my other freedoms as well. Although I have few freedoms as it is, I would have

none if the Romans took over.