I believe that one of the great disorders of the world is a misunderstanding of the value and role of women. This misunderstanding has been propagated by men and accepted by far too many women. In a history dominated by violence, men found it easy to oppress women, and thought of all sorts of clever justifications for the relegation of women to the status of second class citizens. Arguments were presented that it was a woman, after all, who first ate the fruit in the Garden of Eden, conveniently forgetting that it was quite probably a male “serpent” who offered it to the poor innocent girl. Long discourses were presented about women’s wiles, and deceptive natures. Women were told that their brains were too small and that they couldn’t possibly understand the…