The Descent of Woman is a pioneering work, the first to argue for the equal role of women in human evolution.
Starting with her demolition of the Biblical myth that Woman was an afterthought to the creation of man, Elaine Morgan rewrites human history and evolution..
On its first publication in 1972 it sparked an international debate and became a rallying-point for feminism, changing the terminology of anthropologists forever.
The Descent of Woman is a pioneering work, the first to argue for the equal role of women in human evolution