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84:3.1 It may be that the [[instinct]] of [[motherhood]] led [[woman]] into [[marriage]], but it was [[Male|man]]'s superior [[strength]], [[together]] with the [[influence]] of the [[mores]], that virtually [[compelled]] her to remain in wedlock. [

84:3.1 It may be that the [[instinct]] of [[motherhood]] led [[woman]] into [[marriage]], but it was [[Male|man]]'s superior [[strength]], [[together]] with the [[influence]] of the [[mores]], that virtually [[compelled]] her to remain in wedlock. [

to lead forth from within [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral pastoral] living tended to [[create]] a new [[system]] of [[mores]], the [[patriarchal]] type of [[family]] life; and the basis of family [[unity]] under the herder and early [[agricultural]] [[mores]] was the unquestioned and [[arbitrary]] [[authority]] of the [[father]]. All [[society]], whether [[national]] or [[familial]], passed through the [[stage]] of the [[autocratic]] [[authority]] of a [[patriarchal]] order.

to lead forth from within [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral pastoral] living tended to [[create]] a new [[system]] of [[mores]], the [[patriarchal]] type of [[family]] life; and the basis of family [[unity]] under the herder and early [[agricultural]] [[mores]] was the unquestioned and [[arbitrary]] [[authority]] of the [[father]]. All [[society]], whether [[national]] or [[familial]], passed through the [[stage]] of the [[autocratic]] [[authority]] of a [[patriarchal]] order.

84:3.2 The scant [[courtesy]] paid [[womankind]] during the [[Old Testament]] era is a true [[reflection]] of the [[mores]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral herdsmen]. The [[Hebrew]] [[patriarchs]] were all herdsmen, as is [[witnessed]] by the saying, "The Lord is my Shepherd."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_23]

84:3.2 The scant [[courtesy]] paid [[womankind]] during the [[Old Testament]] era is a true [[reflection]] of the [[mores]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral herdsmen]. The [[Hebrew]] [[patriarchs]] were all herdsmen, as is [[witnessed]] by the saying, "The Lord is my Shepherd."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_23]

84:3.3 But man was no more to blame for his low [[opinion]] of [[woman]] during past ages than was woman herself. She failed to get [[social]] [[recognition]] during [[primitive]] times because she did not [[function]] in an [[emergency]]; she was not a spectacular or [[crisis]] [[hero]]. [[Maternity]] was a distinct [[disability]] in the [[existence]] [[struggle]]; [[mother]] [[love]] [[handicapped]] women in the [[tribal]] [[defense]].

84:3.3 But man was no more to blame for his low [[opinion]] of [[woman]] during past ages than was woman herself. She failed to get [[social]] [[recognition]] during [[primitive]] times because she did not [[function]] in an [[emergency]]; she was not a spectacular or [[crisis]] [[hero]]. [[Maternity]] was a distinct [[disability]] in the [[existence]] [[struggle]]; [[mother]] [[love]] [[handicapped]] women in the [[tribal]] [[defense]].

84:3.5 Among the more advanced races, [[women]] are not so large or so [[strong]] as [[men]]. Woman, being the weaker, therefore became the more [[tactful]]; she early learned to trade upon her [[sex]] [[charms]]. She became more alert and [[conservative]] than man, though slightly less [[profound]]. Man was woman's superior on the [[battlefield]] and in the [[hunt]]; but at [[home]] woman has usually outgeneraled even the most [[primitive]] of men.

84:3.5 Among the more advanced races, [[women]] are not so large or so [[strong]] as [[men]]. Woman, being the weaker, therefore became the more [[tactful]]; she early learned to trade upon her [[sex]] [[charms]]. She became more alert and [[conservative]] than man, though slightly less [[profound]]. Man was woman's superior on the [[battlefield]] and in the [[hunt]]; but at [[home]] woman has usually outgeneraled even the most [[primitive]] of men.

84:3.6 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd herdsman] looked to his flocks for sustenance, but throughout these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral pastoral] ages woman must still provide the [[vegetable]] [[food]]. [[Primitive]] man shunned the [[soil]]; it was altogether too peaceful, too unadventuresome. There was also an old [[superstition]] that women could raise better [[plants]]; they were [[mothers]]. In many backward [[tribes]] today, the men cook the meat, the women the vegetables, and when the primitive tribes of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aborigines Australia] are on the march, the women never attack game, while a man would not stoop to dig a root.

84:3.6 The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd herdsman] looked to his flocks for sustenance, but throughout these [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral pastoral] ages woman must still provide the [[vegetable]] [[food]]. [[Primitive]] man shunned the [[soil]]; it was altogether too peaceful, too unadventuresome. There was also an old [[superstition]] that women could raise better [[plants]]; they were [[mothers]]. In many backward [[tribes]] today, the men cook the meat, the women the vegetables, and when the primitive tribes of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aborigines Australia] are on the march, the women never attack game, while a man would not stoop to dig a root.

84:3.7 [[Woman]] has always had to [[work]]; at least right up to [[modern]] times the female has been a real producer. Man has usually chosen the easier path, and this inequality has existed throughout the entire [[history]] of the [[human]] [[race]]. Woman has always been the burden bearer, carrying the [[family]] [[property]] and tending the [[children]], thus leaving the man's hands [[free]] for [[Warrior|fighting]] or [[hunting]].

84:3.7 [[Woman]] has always had to [[work]]; at least right up to [[modern]] times the female has been a real producer. Man has usually chosen the easier path, and this inequality has existed throughout the entire [[history]] of the [[human]] [[race]]. Woman has always been the burden bearer, carrying the [[family]] [[property]] and tending the [[children]], thus leaving the man's hands [[free]] for [[Warrior|fighting]] or [[hunting]].

84:3.8 [[Woman]]'s first [[liberation]] came when man consented to till the [[soil]], consented to do what had theretofore been regarded as woman's work. It was a great step forward when [[male]] captives were no longer killed but were [[enslaved]] as [[agriculturists]]. This brought about the [[liberation]] of woman so that she could [[devote]] more time to [[homemaking]] and [[child]] [[culture]].

84:3.8 [[Woman]]'s first [[liberation]] came when man consented to till the [[soil]], consented to do what had theretofore been regarded as woman's work. It was a great step forward when [[male]] captives were no longer killed but were [[enslaved]] as [[agriculturists]]. This brought about the [[liberation]] of woman so that she could [[devote]] more time to [[homemaking]] and [[child]] [[culture]].

84:3.9 The [[provision]] of milk for the young led to earlier [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaning weaning] of babies, hence to the [[Birth|bearing]] of more [[children]] by the [[mothers]] thus relieved of their sometimes temporary barrenness, while the use of cow's milk and goat's milk greatly reduced [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_mortality infant mortality]. Before the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd herding] [[stage]] of [[society]], mothers used to nurse their babies until they were four and five years old.

84:3.9 The [[provision]] of milk for the young led to earlier [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaning weaning] of babies, hence to the [[Birth|bearing]] of more [[children]] by the [[mothers]] thus relieved of their sometimes temporary barrenness, while the use of cow's milk and goat's milk greatly reduced [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_mortality infant mortality]. Before the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd herding] [[stage]] of [[society]], mothers used to nurse their babies until they were four and five years old.

84:3.10 Decreasing [[primitive]] [[warfare]] greatly lessened the disparity between the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_labor division of labor] based on [[sex]]. But women still had to do the real [[work]] while men did picket [[duty]]. No camp or village could be left unguarded day or night, but even this task was alleviated by the [[domestication]] of the dog. In general, the coming of [[agriculture]] has enhanced [[woman]]'s [[prestige]] and [[Social status|social standing]]; at least this was true up to the time man himself turned [[agriculturist]]. And as soon as man addressed himself to the tilling of the [[soil]], there immediately ensued great improvement in [[methods]] of [[agriculture]], extending on down through [[successive]] [[generations]]. In [[hunting]] and [[war]] man had learned the [[value]] of [[organization]], and he introduced these [[techniques]] into [[industry]] and later, when taking over much of [[woman]]'s [[work]], greatly improved on her loose [[methods]] of [[labor]].

84:3.10 Decreasing [[primitive]] [[warfare]] greatly lessened the disparity between the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_labor division of labor] based on [[sex]]. But women still had to do the real [[work]] while men did picket [[duty]]. No camp or village could be left unguarded day or night, but even this task was alleviated by the [[domestication]] of the dog. In general, the coming of [[agriculture]] has enhanced [[woman]]'s [[prestige]] and [[Social status|social standing]]; at least this was true up to the time man himself turned [[agriculturist]]. And as soon as man addressed himself to the tilling of the [[soil]], there immediately ensued great improvement in [[methods]] of [[agriculture]], extending on down through [[successive]] [[generations]]. In [[hunting]] and [[war]] man had learned the [[value]] of [[organization]], and he introduced these [[techniques]] into [[industry]] and later, when taking over much of [[woman]]'s [[work]], greatly improved on her loose [[methods]] of [[labor]].

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