Using Three Specific Examples from the Text, Identify and Analyze

question 57

Essay

Using three specific examples from the text, identify and analyze ways that women resist patriarchy or gender stratification in their societies. Specifically, how do women use spirit possession, trancing, or organizing for political action to express their displeasure with the systems under which they live? Provide the context for their actions in three different settings. Ultimately, does women's resistance to these structures result in change?

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