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Matriarchy facts for kids

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Matriarchy is a social organization where the mother or oldest female heads a family or social group. Descent and relationships are decided through the female line.

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  • Nampeyo and Family, 1901, Adam Clark Vroman

    Nampeyo, of the Hopi-Tewa People, in 1901; with her mother, White Corn; her eldest daughter, Annie Healing; and holding her granddaughter, Rachel

  • Margot-adler-2004

    Margot Adler

  • Mosuo woman near Lugu Lake

    Mosuo woman

  • Girl in the Hopi Reservation

    Girl in the Hopi Reservation

  • Coyolxauhqui 4095977415 b89d64f008-2

    Large stone disk depicting the vanquished Aztec goddess Coyolxāuhqui. The myth surrounding Coyolxāuhqui and her brother Huitzilopochtli has been interpreted by some feminist scholars, such as Cherríe Moraga, as an allegory for a possible real life shift from matriarchy to patriarchy in early Mexica society.

  • Elizabeth Stanton

    Elizabeth Stanton

  • RobinMorgan profile

    Robin Morgan

  • John Knox statue, Haddington

    John Knox

  • Зубри

    European bison social structure has been described as a matriarchy.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Matriarcado para niños

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