From Eve To Dawn by Marilyn French
A History of Women in the World
An expansive, interdisciplinary survey that traces women’s roles, representations, and status from prehistoric times through the rise of agriculture, the formation of states and religions, and into modern industrial and political life. It argues that patterns of female subordination were historically constructed through shifts in property, kinship, law, religion, and ideology, and shows how myths, literature, and institutional structures reinforced male dominance even as women exercised agency and resistance in many contexts. Combining anthropology, social history, literary analysis, and feminist critique, the book documents recurring constraints and the uneven progress of reform and feminist movements, concluding that a deep understanding of historical roots is crucial to addressing persistent gender inequality.
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