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18 SOCIALIST ACTION MAY 1992 Dear editors, Approximately 40 people attended a program on "Matriarchy and the Myth of Women's Inferiority" at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The event featured Linda Thompson, a Socialist Action member who has lectured widely on the role of women in ancient society.
Thompson presented results of her research documenting the matriarchal origins of civilization. She explained that her material has come from two sources-the work of African and African American scholars writing on early African civilization, and feminists documenting matrilineal societies around the Mediterranean and in Europe.
She demonstrated that most of the advances in areas such as agriculture, science, writing, and metalworking—usually attributed to white males—were actually developed by women and men of color in advanced matrilineal civilizations before the rise of Greece and Rome.
She pointed out that white, male, Eurocentric scholars have either ignored or attacked research indicating that women played a pre-eminent role in early cultures. Quoting African American scholar Asa G. Hilliard—who wrote, inists. " Bread because the capitalist restoration being Land and peace, because the "A person who loses his or her memory is disabled"-Thompson explained how an understanding of women's true history could inspire the women's movement to a new level of organization.
A lively discussion followed the presentation, clearly indicating interest in reclaiming our real history. Among the topics discussed was the need for feminists to learn from the history and experiences of Black women.
Julia Steinberg, Baltimore, Ma.
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