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3Wombs of the Earth: Preserving and Reconstituting Feminine Prestige and Dignity through Heritage
Author(s) -
Arthur Kathryn Weedman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
archeological papers of the american anthropological association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.783
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1551-8248
pISSN - 1551-823X
DOI - 10.1111/apaa.12127
Subject(s) - prestige , dignity , economic justice , apprenticeship , sociology , active listening , environmental ethics , social psychology , gender studies , psychology , aesthetics , political science , law , history , art , philosophy , communication , archaeology , linguistics
ABSTRACT A select group of Boreda women in southern Ethiopia bolster their sense of prestige and dignity as mothers and leaders through their ancestral landscapes, Bayira Deriya . These Boreda women conveyed their knowledge to me and endowed me with the responsibility to share it only after my longitudinal commitment to becoming a listening cultural apprentice and after becoming a mother. Importantly, their wisdom taught me an alternative way of perceiving motherhood and gender justice and led to a significant scientific discovery for the world.