There is a word sweeter than mother, home, or heaven. The Untold Story of the Iroquois Influence on Early Feminists is the answer Wagner arrived at for at least some of our feminist foremothers. According to Wagner, our nineteenth century feminist foremothers didn't need to imagine an egalitarian society, they experienced one when in the company of neighboring Indian tribes. If a marriage proves to be an unhappy one, each person is at liberty to divorce and to marry again. What each person brought into the marriage, each person takes out of the marriage.
Women get custody of children.
When a man brought the products of the hunt home and gave it to his wife, it was hers to dispose of as she saw fit. Her decisions were absolute, even to the sale of skins. A woman retains control of her possessions at all times, even after marriage. They are hers to sell, give away, or bequeath as she sees fit. Her husband, father, brothers, and sons have no claim on her property.