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Dismantle the myth of the "natural" patriarchy. This collection honors the ancient truth of matrilineal power and the visionary fiction of gynocentric futures. From matrilocal reality to radical reimagining, these books center female sovereignty and the absolute authority of the mother.

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1	The Legacy of Mothers: Matriarchies and the Gift Economy as Post Capitalist Alternatives (Inanna Publications, 0) by Erella Shadmi (Editor) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Societies of Peace: Matriarchies Past, Present and Future by Heide Göttner-Abendroth (Editor) 4.34 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Goddess and Her Heros by Heide Göttner-Abendroth 3.93 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Feminine Universe by Alice Lucy Trent 3.43 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Warrior's Path (When Women Were Warriors, #1) by Catherine M. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 8,323 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Dandakaranya – The Jungle of Matriarchy by SHIWANI KUMAR 3.64 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Matriarchy in Bronze Age Crete: A Perspective from Archaeomythology and Modern Matriarchal Studies by Joan Cichon it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Women at the Center: Life in a Modern Matriarchy by Peggy Reeves Sanday 3.61 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Dancing Goddess: Principles of a Matriarchal Aesthetic by Heide Göttner-Abendroth 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Matriarchal Societies: Studies on Indigenous Cultures Across the Globe by Heide Göttner-Abendroth 4.30 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Pillars of Gynarchy by Viola Voltairine (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3) by Jean M. Auel 3.97 avg rating — 79,909 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Herland (The Herland Trilogy, #2) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 3.48 avg rating — 28,451 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Ammonite by Nicola Griffith (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 7,876 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Power by Naomi Alderman (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 261,132 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Re-Inventing Africa: Matriarchy, Religion and Culture by Ifi Amadiume 4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Love, Sexuality and Matriarchy: About Gender by Erich Fromm 3.85 avg rating — 207 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé by J. Lorand Matory 3.57 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Who Cooked the Last Supper? The Women's History of the World by Rosalind Miles 3.79 avg rating — 5,263 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Language of the Goddess by Marija Gimbutas 4.28 avg rating — 971 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future by Riane Eisler 4.19 avg rating — 4,478 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone 3.98 avg rating — 8,168 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	I, Phoolan Devi: The Autobiography of India's Bandit Queen by Phoolan Devi 4.41 avg rating — 858 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptasati): With Word-to-Word Meaning and Translation(an Old Book) by K.P. Leelamma it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1) by Samantha Shannon (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 305,623 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Sacred Tree in Religion and Myth by J.H. Philpot 3.42 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan 3.80 avg rating — 4,839 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Natural Superiority of Women by Ashley Montagu 3.92 avg rating — 153 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions by Paula Gunn Allen 4.06 avg rating — 705 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Ritual of Proof by Dara Joy 3.65 avg rating — 1,195 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Michigan Womyn's (Women's) Music Festival: An Amazon Matrix of Meaning by Laurie J. Kendall 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	If Women Rose Rooted: The Power of the Celtic Woman by Sharon Blackie 4.24 avg rating — 5,321 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Matriarchal Order: Authority, Structure, and Power Beyond Patriarchy by Terry Vale (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The End of Men: And the Rise of Women by Hanna Rosin 3.43 avg rating — 2,380 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer 4.25 avg rating — 79,719 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Women and the Gift Economy: A Radically Different Worldview is Possible (Inanna Publications, 0) by Genevieve Vaughan 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Maternal Roots of the Gift Economy (Inanna Publications, 0) by Genevieve Vaughan really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100 by Max Dashu 4.42 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés 4.10 avg rating — 104,467 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Woman's Evolution: From Matriarchal Clan to Patriarchal Family by Evelyn Reed 4.16 avg rating — 116 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	A Circle Outside by Linda Rosewood (Goodreads Author) 3.11 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries: Aquarian Rituals and Spells for Present and Future Witches by Zsuzsanna E. Budapest really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries: Feminist Witchcraft, Goddess Rituals, Spellcasting and Other Womanly Arts by Zsuzsanna E. Budapest 3.93 avg rating — 1,421 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Disobedient Under Patriarchy by Safa Hussain 2.25 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Evolution Revolution: The Rebirth Of Matriarchy by Chantal Heide (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The First Sex by Elizabeth Gould Davis 3.73 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars