• LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    4 days ago

    Correct me if I’m wrong but I thought I remembered that it was more like men and women had authority over distinct parts of society, not that women ruled over men in a general sense.

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      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois

      Women in society

      The Iroquois have historically followed a matriarchal system…Traditionally, the Clan Mothers appoint leaders, as they have raised children and are therefore held to a higher regard. By the same token, if a leader does not prove sound, becomes corrupt or does not listen to the people, the Clan Mothers have the power to strip him of his leadership…The Iroquois have traditionally followed a matrilineal system, and hereditary leadership passes through the female line of descent, that is, from a mother to her children

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        The Iroquois have historically followed a matriarchal system…Traditionally, the Clan Mothers appoint leaders, as they have raised children and are therefore held to a higher regard. By the same token, if a leader does not prove sound, becomes corrupt or does not listen to the people, the Clan Mothers have the power to strip him of his leadership…The Iroquois have traditionally followed a matrilineal system, and hereditary leadership passes through the female line of descent, that is, from a mother to her children.

        So a man is the leader then.