The school of thought people have been grown up with and seen throughout life is men are the ones in charge. If someone does not look too far back into history then they will think that this is how it has always been. Taking a closer look, more specifically at Iroquois women, and one will see that the framework of history has not always been the same. Of course, the fact that women had a lot of the power and were politicians is surprising to hear from history. An interesting part of their set up was talked about in this quote, “Some women attended councils, but few women spoke. More often, women designated someone to speak for them.” (p. 2). In today’s society, with the media having a constant need to try to twist the truth in their own favor.
