Matriarchial vs Patriarchial
Posted by Sara T on August 20, 1999 at 20:05:12:
In Reply to: It gets a lot stranger posted by Catherine Cartwright JOnes on August 20, 1999 at 16:33:24:
: Granted, a woman could do no cooking, baking, tending of animals,
: sleeping with the husband...(the list is endless) while she was
: menstruating...(in an annoying marriage I can envision a lady
having virtually endless menses) (in several groups, while
menstruating, she got to go live in a little tent by herself, and
have someone bring her food) ...and if her clothing touched a man's
clothing, even in the laundy, he was polluted. The specifics of the
effects of the pollution were not ennumerated, but a major concern
was causing male impotence.
I always thought it a peculiar twist of fate, in societies that are
male dominated, women used nature to give themselves a break from
daily toil. But you are right, Catherine, those breaks were
probably few and far between.
On another (modern) subject- Check out www.keeper.com for a non-
polluting, ecologically sound and safe alternative to pads and
tampons. I wish I had found this product 20 yrs ago! And 90% of the
gals I have referred it to are thrilled, also.