Project Gutenberg 2014-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 446 Gage, Matilda Joslyn 1826 1898 Gage, M. E. J. (Matilda E. Joslyn) Gage, Mrs. Henry H. Joslyn, Matilda E. Woman, Church & State The Original Exposé of Male Collaboration Against the Female Sex Women, church, and state Produced by Turgut Dincer, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Woman, Church & State" by Matilda Joslyn Gage is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book critically examines the historical treatment of women by both religious institutions and state authorities, challenging the widely held belief that the rise of Christianity improved women's status. Gage argues that women once held significant power in societies governed by matriarchal systems, and she seeks to illuminate the injustices faced by women as a result of patriarchal structures that have taken their place. At the start of the work, Gage presents a preface that outlines her motivations for writing this book, emphasizing her indignation towards the male-dominated Church and State that have perpetuated the subjugation of women throughout history. She asserts that women enjoyed greater liberties in ancient civilizations, particularly under matriarchal governance, and she aims to refute the notion that Christianity elevated women's status compared to earlier periods. Gage’s initial arguments set the stage for a thorough exploration of historical precedents that illustrate the systemic oppression of women as dictated by religious dogma and societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45580/45580-h/images/cover.jpg en Women's rights -- United States Women's rights Women and religion Women -- History Women's rights -- Religious aspects HQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: History - General Browsing: Politics 1340638 1340647 2024-09-19T06:52:32.923729 2023-09-19T17:57:10.322572 text/html text/html 1330300 2017-01-08T07:58:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 581391 2017-01-08T07:59:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 607970 2024-09-19T06:52:49.887669 application/epub+zip 635547 2024-09-19T06:52:35.304729 application/epub+zip 566648 2024-09-19T06:52:34.091717 application/epub+zip 984838 2024-09-19T06:53:00.291580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 946704 2024-09-19T06:52:48.535695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 876791 2022-09-20T18:44:43.185629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1119415 2024-09-19T06:52:30.188733 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1126242 2017-01-08T07:58:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 424485 2017-01-08T07:59:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1119315 2017-01-08T07:58:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 423272 2017-01-08T07:59:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1119306 2017-01-08T07:58:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 423206 2017-01-08T07:59:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22977 2024-09-19T06:53:00.456594 application/rdf+xml 14299 2024-09-19T06:52:34.297721 image/jpeg 2762 2024-09-19T06:52:34.195893 image/jpeg 576910 2024-09-19T06:52:33.028729 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog