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This book looks at the old matriarchal societies, differing greatly from the ones we live in today. Once, women ruled. They had many rights and were not only respected but looked to for guidance on the deepest matters of life. They played every role in a community. Today, we have fallen far from the relationship we once had with nature, the living worlds around us. The book examines the demonization of women and its parallels to the⬇️

This book examines prehistoric period cultures that appear to have operated in more of a partnership society instead of a dominance society. When it comes to these earlier periods, it leaves much to inference and conjecture based on limited archeological evidence available; but the study has proven fascinating and provided much to give pause and mull over.

Over on Twitter, Virago is celebrating #books for change and essential women's writing. Today's book that changed my life? Definitely, The Chalice and the Blade.