This paper shows the position that women had during several time periods in human history. Starting from the very beginning of prehistory, the first human communities were hunter-gatherer communities and based their existence on survival in the wild. Although there is very little evidence about the lives of these people, and especially about the women in such groups, what we do have gives us some insight into their way of life. However, with the appearance of writing, it becomes somewhat easier for historians to study life in ancient times, because there is a certain written trail that reveals significant information. Thus, we have an insight even into the legal regulations at that time, from which we can learn a lot about the position of women. We see how women in ancient times enjoyed the best position in Egypt, which by all accounts was far ahead of all other civilizations. Although perhaps not as good a position as in Egypt, but still much better than the others in which all women were throughout history, the Babylonian woman has. There, King Hammurabi passed his code in which he regulated the rights and position that women had. By all accounts, the woman had a solid position thanks to him. As far as ancient Greece is concerned, women in Sparta had a much better position, unlike women in Athens. The position of the Athenian woman is reduced mainly to the domain of the household, even to such an extent that she has nothing to do on the street. Even in the following periods, the position of women did not change significantly, she was primarily seen as someone whose only role was to care for her husband and children.