
The Truth About Woman
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The Shelf2Life Women's Studies Collection is a unique set of titles that examine the struggles and achievements of women in the United States around the turn of the 20th century. Topics range from housework and personal hygiene to suffrage, politics and marriage, providing a comprehensive overview of women's roles and responsibilities in society. Significant attention is given to women in the workplace, focusing on the inequalities and challenges they faced such as low wages, long hours and harsh conditions. The Shelf2Life Women's Studies Collection presents readers with an opportunity to expe...
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- THE TRUTH ABOUT WOMAN
- BOOKS ON ART
- BOOKS ON SPAIN
- THE TRUTH ABOUT WOMAN
- C. GASQUOINE HARTLEY
- (MRS. WALTER M. GALLICHAN)
- DEDICATION
- TO LESLIE, MY LITTLE ADOPTED SON
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- CONTENTS OF CHAPTER I
- INTRODUCTION—THE STARTING-POINT OF THE INQUIRY
- CHAPTER IToC
- INTRODUCTION—THE STARTING-POINT OF THE INQUIRY
- FOOTNOTES:
- PART I
- BIOLOGICAL SECTION
- CONTENTS OF CHAPTER II
- THE ORIGIN OF THE SEXES
- CHAPTER IIToC
- THE ORIGIN OF THE SEXES
- FOOTNOTES:
- CONTENTS OF CHAPTER III
- GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION
- I.—The Early Position of the Sexes
- II.—Two Examples—The Beehive and the Spider
- CHAPTER IIIToC
- GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION
- I.—The Early Position of the Sexes
- II.—Two Examples—The Beehive and the Spider
- FOOTNOTES:
- CONTENTS OF CHAPTER IV
- THE EARLY RELATIONSHIP OF THE SEXES
- CHAPTER IVToC
- THE EARLY RELATIONSHIP OF THE SEXES
- FOOTNOTES:
- CONTENTS OF CHAPTER V
- COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
- I.—Among the Birds and Mammals
- II.—Further Examples of Courtship, Marriage and the Family among Birds
- CHAPTER VToC
- COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
- I.—Among the Birds and Mammals
- II.—Further Examples of Courtship, Marriage, and the Family among Birds
- FOOTNOTES:
- PART II
- HISTORICAL SECTION
- CONTENTS OF CHAPTER VI
- THE MOTHER-AGE CIVILISATION
- I.—Progress from Lower to Higher Forms of the Family Relationship
- II.—The Matriarchal Family in America
- III.—Further Examples of the Matriarchal Family in Australia, India and other Countries
- IV.—The Transition to Father-right
- CHAPTER VIToC
- THE MOTHER-AGE CIVILISATION
- I.—Progress from Lower to Higher Forms of the Family Relationship
- II.—The Matriarchal Family in America
- III.—Further Examples of the Matriarchal Family in Australia, India, and other countries
- IV.—The Transition to Father-right
- FOOTNOTES:
- CONTENTS OF CHAPTER VII
- WOMAN'S POSITION IN THE GREAT CIVILISATIONS OF ANTIQUITY
- I.—In Egypt
- II.—In Babylon
- III.—In Greece
- IV.—In Rome
- CHAPTER VIIToC
- WOMAN'S POSITION IN THE GREAT CIVILISATIONS OF ANTIQUITY
- I.—In Egypt
- II.—In Babylon
- III.—In Greece
- IV.—In Rome
- FOOTNOTES:
- PART III
- MODERN SECTION
- PRESENT-DAY ASPECTS OF THE WOMAN PROBLEM
- CONTENTS OF CHAPTER VIII
- SEX DIFFERENCES
- CHAPTER VIIIToC
- SEX DIFFERENCES
- FOOTNOTES:
- CONTENTS OF CHAPTER IX
- APPLICATION OF THE FOREGOING CHAPTER WITH SOME FURTHER REMARKS ON SEX DIFFERENCES
- I.—Women and Labour
- II.—Sexual Differences of the Mind and the Artistic Impulse in Women
- III.—The Affectability of Woman—Its Connection with the Religious Impulse
- CHAPTER IXToC
- APPLICATION OF THE FOREGOING CHAPTER WITH SOME FURTHER REMARKS ON SEX DIFFERENCES
- I.—Women and Labour
- II.—Sexual Differences in Mind and the Artistic Impulse in Women
- III.—The Affectability of Woman—Its Connection with the Religious Impulse
- FOOTNOTES:
- CONTENTS OF CHAPTER X
- THE SOCIAL FORMS OF THE SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP
- I.—Marriage
- II.—Divorce
- III.—Prostitution
- CHAPTER XToC
- THE SOCIAL FORMS OF THE SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP
- I.—Marriage
- II.—Divorce
- III.—Prostitution
- FOOTNOTES:
- CONTENTS OF CHAPTER XI
- THE END OF THE INQUIRY
- CHAPTER XIToC
- THE END OF THE INQUIRY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- BIOLOGICAL PART
- HISTORICAL PART
- MODERN PART
- INDEX
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