Hello, listers. Maybe I'm setting myself up for a fall, but I've thought of asking this question before. What went on between the sexes way back when? The Great Maha Rushdi (aka Rush Limbaugh) just mentioned how women stayed at home while men worked for "thousands of years." But did they really? We all know Rush (and members of the Far Reich) think that's "the way things ought to be" (a Rush line). But I've heard it argued that the nuclear family - Maw, Paw, kids and no one else, thank you - is actually a new concept, that families of old were extended families and that - sorry, Rush - villages raised the children, not just the biological mother. I have not, however, heard much about the roles of men and women in prehistoric time. Were they separate but equal? Men dominant and women submissive? Or all just in it together? If the families of yesteryear were, indeed, larger organisms, it seems there would have been less restrictive guidelines on who did what. At the very least, there must've been a better sense of community than we see today. Or maybe I'm just dreaming. Any insight on this? Dori Zook Denver, CO ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com