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Apr 15, 2025 Haydeh Gotner-Abendroth, an 84-year-old researcher on matriarchal societies, shares her profound insights on the historical significance of matriarchy. She argues that matriarchy, rooted in women’s lineage, established resilient social structures thousands of years ago. Contrasting this with the patriarchal systems that evolved from violence and control, Haydeh emphasizes the enduring nature of matriarchal principles. She details her rigorous research methods and advocates for a revival of matriarchal concepts today, stressing their relevance for future societal structures.
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Matriarchy Origins and Timeline
- The classical matriarchal period with clans and agriculture existed during the Neolithic era, about 10,000 years ago.
- Paleolithic times were mother-centered, but lacked structured genealogical clans like in later matriarchies.
Patriarchy Is A Recent Exception
- Patriarchy has existed only about 4,000 to 6,000 years, a very short and dangerous period compared to the longer matriarchal history.
- For most of human history, societies were woman-centered, not man-centered.
Patriarchy Required New Social Inventions
- First patriarchal groups were warrior herders who left their women behind and conquered others without ruling their own tribes.
- Patriarchy required new inventions of social control, subjugation, and ruling others by force and weapons.
