Annalee Newitz 🍜History shows that patriarchy is not natural, nor does it begin with fathers in families. According to Angela Saini, author of the new book THE PATRIARCHS, patriarchy begins with state power, and slowly works its way into families. In addition, men did not gain power over women by being "stronger." They did it by setting up networks of political support -- and by systematically dismantling support for women. This recent LSE lecture from Saini is a fascinating listen. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/patriarchy-where-did-it-all-begin/id279428154?i=1000614580804
Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦Are you familiar with “The Chalice and The Blade” (1987, Riane Eisler)?
“It shows that war and the ‘war of the sexes’ are neither divinely nor biologically ordained.”
https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/books/the-chalice-and-the-blade-our-history-our-future/
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