Woman, Church & State The Original Exposé of Male Collaboration Against the Female Sex

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Woman, Church & State The Original Exposé of Male Collaboration Against the Female Sex

by Matilda Joslyn Gage

EN·~18 hours·13 chapters

Chapters

13 total

Preface

1:33

Chapter One

59:45

Chapter Two

1:34:43

Chapter Three

57:40

Chapter Four

1:40:42

Chapter Five

2:05:57

Chapter Six

2:45:39

Chapter Seven

58:58

Chapter Eight

1:01:20

Chapter Nine

1:41:03
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A determined voice pierces the familiar narratives that claim Christianity alone shaped women’s status, arguing instead that the faith—and the governments that adopted it—have long curtailed female liberty. Drawing on two decades of research, the author weaves together newly opened archives, ancient inscriptions, and archaeological discoveries to reveal a forgotten era when societies honored women with real power and respect. Listeners will be invited to reconsider the myth that women have always been subordinate, and to see how historical evidence challenges that belief.

The book then turns to the concept of the Matriarchate, a early social order in which mothers and women held authority over family, law, and religion. By contrasting this with the later rise of patriarchal institutions, the narrative exposes how doctrinal reinterpretations stripped women of rights they once possessed. As the first act unfolds, the work offers a compelling invitation to question entrenched assumptions and to explore a richer, more balanced view of humanity’s past.

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Woman, Church & State The Original Exposé of Male Collaboration Against the Female Sex The Original Exposé of Male Collaboration Against the Female Sex

Language

en

Duration

~18 hours (1047K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Turgut Dincer, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

May 4, 2014

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Matilda Joslyn Gage

Matilda Joslyn Gage

1826–1898

A bold voice in the 19th-century fight for women’s rights, she pushed beyond suffrage alone to challenge slavery, defend Native rights, and question the religious and political systems that limited women’s freedom. Her writing and organizing helped shape a more radical edge of the reform movement.

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