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The teachings of Handsome Lake also expanded to influence the wider Iroquois society. The power centered around the mode of food production and the social sphere in general. Handsome Lake's teaching tried to center the nuclear family and transferred the women's sphere to be relegated to the home while the men's sphere focused on horticulture. Also, the Handsome Lake code shifted from the family structure from the maternal one to one that centers around the patriarch. [1]
Moreover, several other factors influenced the position of Iroquois women. The exhaustion of the beavers' population led to men traveling for longer distances; this resulted in women having a more influential role in their societies because of the long absence of men. Another factor that influenced women's position shift was the reorganization of the political structure. The changes were influential as elected representatives instead of women-appointed sachems.[2]
The status of Iroquois women inspired and had an impact on the early Feminist American movement. This was seen in the Seneca Fall Convention of 1848, the first feminist convention. For example, Matilda Gage, a prominent member of the convention, wrote extensively about the Iroquois throughout her life. Elizabeth Cady, another founder of the convention, lived in close proximity to the Seneca tribe of the Iroquois and had a relative and a neighbor who was adopted by the Seneca tribe as well.[3]
Women also held an important position to be Agoianders or to elect them. The Agoianders position was to watch over the public treasury and hold the chief accountable.[4]
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Holly, Marilyn. “Handsome Lake’s Teachings: The Shift from Female to Male Agriculture in Iroquois Culture. An Essay in Ethnophilosophy.” Agriculture and human values 7, no. 3-4 (1990): 80–94.
Ezzo, David A. “Female Status and Roles Among the Iroquois.” Whispering wind 41, no. 2 (2012): 14–17.
Hagan, Willow. n.d.Accessed June 15, 2023.https://www.colorado.edu/center/west/node/1049/attachment.
Reed, Patricia. “The Role of Women in Iroquoian Society.” Nexus (Hamilton) 10, no. 1 (1992).
- ^ Holly, Marilyn. “Handsome Lake’s Teachings: The Shift from Female to Male Agriculture in Iroquois Culture. An Essay in Ethnophilosophy.” Agriculture and human values 7, no. 3-4 (1990): 80–94.
- ^ Ezzo, David A. “Female Status and Roles Among the Iroquois.” Whispering Wind 41, no. 2 (2012): 14–.
- ^ Hagan, Willow Michele. "Iroquois Native American Cultural Influences in Promoting Women's Rights Ideologies Leading Up to the First Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls on the 19th and 20th of July, 1848".
- ^ Reed, Patricia (1992-01-01). "The Role of Women in Iroquoian Society". NEXUS: The Canadian Student Journal of Anthropology. 10 (1). ISSN 0707-3771.