The concept of a prehistoric matriarchy was introduced in 1861 when Johann Jakob Bachofen published Mother Right: An Investigation of the Religious and Juridical Character of Matriarchy in the Ancient World.
O concepto dun matriarcado prehistórico foi introducido en 1861 cando Johann Jakob Bachofen publicou Unha Investigación do Carácter Relixioso e Xurídico do Matriarcado no Mundo Antigo.