“Helped me understand anthropology from a woman's point of view.”— Ms. Magazine
“A truly monumental piece of scholarship.… a total rethinking of evolutionary (social) anthropology.”— Canadian Newsletter of Research on Women
“How important it is to women today that the myth of eternal and preordained patriarchy be exploded. And at last we have a good solid real woman anthropologist to do it.”— Kate Millet, author, Sexual Politics
“Deftly takes on some of the most quoted experts in cultural anthropology and sociology and shatters their premises about women.… There is a real need for this book; its use would be most advantageous in elective courses related to the nature and rise of civilizations.… The volume is not only recommended, it cannot be ignored.”— Curriculum Advisory Services
“This is a fascinating and scholarly book; useful in sociology and anthropology courses and to any woman needing encouragement about the contributions of her sex to history.”— American Association for the Advancement of Science
“[An] absorbing anthropological dig ….”— Minneapolis Tribune
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