Project Gutenberg 2010-03-04 Public domain in the USA. 11644 Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) 1867 1928 Hartley, Catherine Gasquoine Gallichan, Walter M., Mrs. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society: A Study of the Matriarchy Produced by Steven Gibbs, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Position of Woman in Primitive Society: A Study of the Matriarchy" by C. Gasquoine Hartley is an analytical work written in the early 20th century. This text delves into the historical roles and status of women in primitive societies, specifically focusing on the concept of matriarchy and the significance of maternal authority in early family structures. The author seeks to challenge patriarchal narratives by exploring the systems that may have allowed women to hold more power and influence in the family and society. At the start of the book, Hartley discusses the transformative "Woman's Movement" of the early 20th century and its implications for modern society. She contemplates the historical context of women's roles, suggesting a time when matriarchy was more prevalent and influential, giving rise to structures based on maternal rights. By invoking historical theories and reflections on early human societies, she intends to unravel misconceptions about women's subordination throughout history, arguing for a reevaluation of their roles in primitive communities and the inheritance systems that have evolved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Women -- History Matriarchy HQ Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 570162 2025-06-13T04:46:36.779737 text/html 562710 2010-03-04T09:58:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 178129 2010-03-04T09:58:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 300097 2025-06-13T04:46:52.033645 application/epub+zip 304731 2025-06-13T04:46:42.510704 application/epub+zip 256290 2025-06-13T04:46:40.155760 application/epub+zip 691892 2025-06-13T04:46:58.461647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 606848 2025-06-13T04:46:50.286702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487769 2022-09-14T12:10:52.135709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431690 2025-06-13T04:46:35.154737 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 431527 2010-03-04T09:57:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 155827 2010-03-04T09:58:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 429608 2010-03-04T09:58:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 155447 2010-03-04T09:58:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 429625 2010-03-04T09:58:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155351 2010-03-04T09:58:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22687 2025-06-13T04:46:58.641640 application/rdf+xml 24967 2025-06-13T04:46:40.818699 image/jpeg 4558 2025-06-13T04:46:40.486709 image/jpeg 281986 2025-06-13T04:46:36.823756 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia