Talk:Matriarch
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[edit] list of women; famous
The list of women shown in a former version are no matriarchs at all. First: they belong to patriarchal societies. And second: matriarchs become not 'famous' to outsiders. 'To be famous' is not characteristic for matriarchal societies.-- sybilla 19:54, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
[edit] consensus?
"A matriarch can never rule or govern over the members of the community because matriarchies always decide by consensus."
On what evidence is this piece of information based ? -- Dr.S
[edit] Move to Wiktionary
I agree it should be moved to the Wiktionary. However, could it be redirected as to not disturb the flow or ease of access? Eluchil 06:08, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] consensus?
"A matriarch can never rule or govern over the members of the community because matriarchies always decide by consensus." You're kidding, right? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.26.235.204 (talk • contribs) 01:14, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] And how about...
"The title can be inherited, mostly by the youngest daughter"
What society is that from? Certanly not the modern family context. Ocicat 20:30, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
A matriarch is usually well respected. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.114.206.97 (talk • contribs) 20:46, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] list of "biblical matriarchs"
In the See also section, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah were listed. I took them out. Their articles are not primarily about them as exemplars of matriarch or their relationship to matriarchy. As such, they simply stand for the common reference of "Biblical matriarchs". If there were an article about the Biblical matriarchs, that might be a reasonable link; but just to start linking to every woman who might at some point be described as a matriarch is too much. --lquilter 23:47, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
