This pioneering work, originally published in 1972, was the first to argue irrefutably the equal role of women in human evolution. Read more. About the Author.

The Descent of Woman is a 1972 book about human evolution by Welsh author Elaine Morgan. The book advocates for the aquatic ape hypothesis which was ...

This lively, informative book sets out to solve the riddle of our origins; its answer is controversial. Elaine Morgan has made The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis a ...

The book presents a controversial theory in women's studies. Morgan argues the case for the equal role of women in evolution, promoting the Aquatic Ape ...

Elaine Morgan argues for equal role of women in human evolution. This text in feminist history starts with the demolition of the Biblical myth that woman was an ...

This pioneering work, originally published in 1972, was the first to argue irrefutably the equal role of women in human evolution.

'One of the key feminist texts' Guardian The Descent of Woman is a pioneering work, the first to argue for the equal role of women in human evolution.

May 13, 2021 · Writer Elaine Morgan challenged the sexism baked into scientists' theories about humans' early ancestors.

Its (descriptive) conclusion is the claim that men are “by nature” much more polygamously disposed, much more desirous of power (over the opposite sex), and ...

The Descent of Woman is a pioneering work, the first to argue for the equal role of women in human evolution. On its first publication in 1972 it sparked an ...