Eliza Burt Gamble
Eliza Burt Gamble (1841–1920) was an intellectual active in the 19th and early 20th centuries. She was an advocate of the Women's Movement, a mother, a writer, and a teacher from Michigan. Gamble's writings pioneered the use of evolutionary theory as a resource for making claims about women. Her work engaged with Charles Darwin's theory of sexual selection. Her work paid significant attention to the importance of gender in evolution.
The Sexes in Science and History An inquiry into the dogma of woman's inferiority to man
A bold examination of biology and history seeks to right the wrongs of societal judgment, to expose the fallacies, and to elevate the rightful place of women.
By Eliza Burt Gamble
The God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in Religion
Explore how the shift from female-centered societies to male-dominated ones shaped our understanding of gods and religious practices.
By Eliza Burt Gamble