Weatherall on Nostr: Feminism's Demonic Origins: "At a time when women were prohibited from speaking in ...

Feminism's Demonic Origins:

"At a time when women were prohibited from speaking in church or public, female trance speakers and mediums were addressing large public gatherings (the rationale being that the women were simply instruments through which the spirits were actually speaking). This accustomed audiences to female speakers and helped pave the way for leaders in the Women's Rights movement to break down barriers and redefine gender roles."

From the book
Spiritualism and Women's Rights in Nineteenth-Century America
Ann Braude