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As scientists took over the role of the wise men of society they couldn't see why women needed to be oppressed. This allowed women to begin to demand equal rights without the threat of violence from the authorities. What is surprising about the Feminist movements in the 19th and 20th century is the lack of male opposition. It only took a small band of Suffragettes demonstrating in the streets at the beginning of the 20th century for exclusively male legislators to pass laws giving women voting rights. The same thing happened in the 1960s where a small number of Women's Liberation demonstrators forced male dominated legislative chambers pass laws giving equal rights for women. The lesson of this is that the Goddess女神 — a woman treated as divine archetype is so powerful in our world today, that if Women are willing to organize themselves and stand up for themselves, men will quickly capitulate. Though it has to be admitted that the Goddess女神 — a woman treated as divine archetype seem to be more powerful in the West than in many third world countries. Though even here we are seeing signs of change. Women in extremely patriarchal countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan are today risking their lives to bring about change.