Women ran things in ancient Peru, a new study argues
Roberto Cortijo 04 Apr 2018 09:50
"There is a discriminatory interpretation by researchers regarding women in ancient Peru" which "obscures the power of these women," says historian Maritza Villavicencio.
Women in ancient Peru, far from being marginalized and invisible, were political and economic decision-makers, according to a new study that challenges many traditional takes on the country’s history.
Historian Maritza Villavicencio sets out the findings that run counter to previous hypotheses that high-ranking pre-Columbian women in Peru were mere “priestesses†in Mujer, poder y alimentacion en el antiguo Peru (Woman, power and food in ancient Peru).
Instead, she asserts, they were monarchs.
https://mg.co.za/article/2018-04-04-women-ran-things-in-ancient-peru-a-new-study-argues
