History of Feminism

In the thread about misconception about women's body's, Aristotle said that a woman was an "incomplete male". Now, centuries later Thomas Aquinas put forth the same idea. MANY people believed this.

Misogyny exists always, when women step out of what a patriartical system considered the proper role for women-- which is, at it's heart to serve and satisfy males. Women, with very few exceptions, who have done this were written out of history. EvenIn this small group, how many of are surprised at women we have never heard of who accomplished things out of women's roles.

People also forget in Christendom the attitudes toward women regarding "the fall"--you don't have to go farther that certain religious or philosophical writings to find a real hated for women-- reinforced for centuries.

In fact I have never found a religion where women weren't considered inferior, but that's not the point. Historically women were denied any kind of rights, prostituted out, treated as property commodities, held in contempt, raped, beaten--hated.

To this day, boys are preferred over girls and we have a very slippery slope anti- choice assholes exploit when it's pointed out that China is facing a gender disparity because girls are aborted.