WMST 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Alphabet Of Sirach, The Myth Of Matriarchal Prehistory, Gloria Steinem
3 May 2016
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Became nationally recognized as a leader and spokesperson for the feminist movement. The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn. Said that the matriarchal model was the way for pre-historic societies. In the gynocratic age, paternity was not recognized, and people thought women simply had children when it was their time. They were worshipped and seen as superior for being child-bearers, while men were thought of as workers" for the females. Re-writing history does not do feminism any favours. Instead, we need to instead try to understand one another and become comfortable with differences in sexuality. Also referred to as inanna, ishtar, and astarte. Usually accompanied by animals in paintings, which represent wisdom (aka athena) Associated with the first version of creation, where adam and eve are created in god"s image to watch over earth and multiply. In the talmud, lilith represents darkness and uncontrolled sexuality.
