Then there were the free non-citizens who were mainly artisans, traders and sailors, they were free to come and go but could not own land or obtain citizenship . Then at the top were the Spartiates who were full-fledged citizens who had completed their education and been given lands and Helots to carry out their duties. Women also had a place in Spartan society and had a surprising amount of rights for women in that era, being able to divorce, retain custody of the child, and remarry as they saw fit, without ridicule. In some ways they were much less discriminatory than most nations