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EDU big deal Virginity, women's lack of sexual experience before marriage, in particular, has been highly valued in many different cultures. Some feminist critics have argued that the high value placed on the virginity of unmarried women has been used to control women, denying them sexual freedom and associating it with the transference of ‘unspoiled goods' from fathers to husbands. Others celebrate virginity as an active, liberating choice.  Virginity has also been valued for its very practical function of preventing unwanted pregnancy, particularly in the absence of other forms of reliable birth control. The veneration of the virgin goddess Athena in Ancient Greece and the power assigned to the Vestal Virgins in Ancient Rome and to the Virgin Mary within some forms of Christianity highlight the great spiritual significance that has been associated with female virginity. EDU deal Information Views For the powerful priestesses of the Roman goddess Vesta, virginity was