Female Supremacy Articles - Page 16

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In more modern times, in Kerala, India; the British arrived in the early 1900's and enacted laws requiring marriage to be monogamous. The nuclear family emerged as Matriarchal familes broke up, lost lands and wealth and family loyalty. Homeless people became evident for the first time in Kerala's history since womyn ruled. The Matriarchal system collapsed when land ceiling laws went into effect, men left for education and jobs taking their families with them, the nuclear family (man in charge) was seen as more modern and dwindling resources meant large household could no longer be financially maintained. British rule of the Owan people in Nigeria altered womyn's social position through the enactments of laws.