Woman, Church & State by Matilda Joslyn Gage

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45580.html.images 1.3 MB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45580.epub3.images 594 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45580.epub.images 621 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45580.epub.noimages 553 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45580.kf8.images 962 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45580.kindle.images 925 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45580.txt.utf-8 1.1 MB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/45580/pg45580-h.zip 563 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Gage, Matilda Joslyn, 1826-1898
Title Woman, Church & State
The Original Exposé of Male Collaboration Against the Female Sex
Alternate Title Women, church, and state
Note Reading ease score: 53.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits Produced by Turgut Dincer, Suzanne Shell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary "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.)
Language English
LoC Class HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Subject Women's rights -- United States
Subject Women's rights
Subject Women and religion
Subject Women -- History
Subject Women's rights -- Religious aspects
Category Text
EBook-No. 45580
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 8, 2017
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 967 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!