matriarchies
Female-dominated social systems
Matriarchies is the plural of matriarchy—a society or system in which women hold primary power, particularly in family structure, politics, or property inheritance.
The term often appears in anthropological discussions or as a counterpoint to patriarchy: Some scholars debate whether true matriarchies ever existed.
The novel imagines isolated matriarchies thriving after civilization's collapse.
Descent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- kinshipState of being related
genealogy · descent · bloodline · familial · consanguinity · progenitor · ancestress · motherhood
Power to enforce obedience
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- leadershipAbility to direct others
dominance · control · command · hegemony · supremacy · queendom · succession · administration
Organized groups of people
- HopiPueblo people of Arizona
- IroquoisNative American confederacy
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
- prehistoryEra before writing
gynocentric · ethnography · communal · egalitarianism · customs · traditions · mores · anthropology
Adult female state
- sisterhoodBond among women
- femininityFemale nature or character
- goddessFemale sacred being
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
feminism · equality · gender · queenship · heroine · dowager · crone · gynarchy
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
kinship · genealogy · descent · bloodline · familial · consanguinity · progenitor · ancestress · motherhood · grandmother
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
leadership · dominance · control · command · hegemony · supremacy · queendom · succession · administration · council
societies
Organized groups of people
prehistory · gynocentric · ethnography · communal · egalitarianism · customs · traditions · mores · anthropology · sociology
womanhood
Adult female state
- sisterhoodBond among women
- femininityFemale nature or character
- goddessFemale sacred being
empowerment · feminism · equality · gender · queenship · heroine · dowager · crone · gynarchy · suffragette
matriarchiesdemocracies
Governments elected by people
meritocracies · anarchies · oligarchies · technocracies · theocracies
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