E. Jean Carroll vs. Donald Trump: Matriarchy vs. Patriarchy in Animals

Brenda Peterson
6 min readJan 30, 2024
Photo by David Amritzer Romo on Unsplash

There is something much deeper going on in this verdict—other animal societies offer us a big clue. And a future survival strategy.

For those of us who have long studied animal societies it’s not surprising that an 80-year-old woman is the first to truly silence a serial liar, rapist, and the man who succeeded in appointing judges who have…

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Brenda Peterson

Brenda Peterson is the author of over 20 books, including Duck and Cover, a New York Times “Notable Book of the Year,” and the memoir I Want to Be Left Behind.