Woman, Church and State: A Historical Account of the Status of Woman through the Christian Ages (Forgotten Books) - Softcover

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During the second wave of feminism in the 1960s and 70s a popular slogan was "not the church, not the state, women shall decide their fate". Matilda Joslyn Gage would have approved. Vehemently anti-clerical, Women, Church and State was one of the first books to draw the conclusion that Christianity is a primary impediment to the progress of women, as well as civilization. Then, as now, religious doctrine was used as a justification for the dehumanization of women, depriving them of civil, human, economic and political rights, even denying them the right to worship alongside men. Gage reviews extensive evidence of this complex. From a 21st Century perspective it is both astounding how far we have progressed, and dismaying how little has changed.

Gage was one of the first writers to emphasize the ancient Matriarchy and the witch trials as key episodes of women's history. Her statement that nine million people were killed during the witch trials has been widely quoted; more recent estimates range from 50 to 100 thousand, which does not lessen the horror. (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

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Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826 - 1898)
Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage (b. 1826, Cicero, New York - d. 1898, Chicago, Illinois) was a suffragist, a Native American activist, an abolitionist, a freethinker, and a prolific author, who was "born with a hatred of oppression". Although born in Cicero, New York, Gage maintained residence in nearby Fayetteville, New York for the majority of her life. She is interred at Fayetteville Cemetery. (Quote from wikipedia.org)

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  • PublisherForgotten Books
  • Publication date2008
  • ISBN 10 1606201913
  • ISBN 13 9781606201916
  • BindingPaperback
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