When did women first appear in theater? Do you know why they where not allowed?

Question

I need to receive all the information you can provide to know why where women discriminated in theater, when did they appear for the first time... anything you can tell me about discrimination in theater works too...

Answer 1

Not until the Renaissance were women accepted as actors - women who preformed were considered low class or loose. They were not allowed because it would be difficult to prove their virtue if they traveled all over without a chaperon and even then they might be called upon to kiss or display an act unseemly for a woman. It really wasn't a discrimination per say but a social effort to protect a woman's marital value.

Answer 2

they wernet accepted as actors bcuz people thought they would do a horrible job and couldnt act.