Sally Binford Patriarchy Women

Sally R. Binford expressed at the beginning of the article that women were powerful, free and in control of their lives. They control their fertility as the women’s relationship with their children were relaxed and free however it was interrupted by patriarchal men. Male has controlled the access to historical record and denied of women’s greatness as men denied matriarchal stage in the past. Women could reclaim their greatness by the strength that they gained from knowledge of the past. She discussed matriarchy which the rule by women and patriarchy which is the rule by men. In Western civilization, patriarchy has ruled and continue to rule as the rightful place. Additionally, she expressed that there was flourishing period for matriarchy