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The Morality of Marriage and Other Essays on the Status and Destiny of Woman

The Morality of Marriage and Other Essays on the Status and Destiny of Woman

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Number of Chapters: 17

Length: 08 hours and 29 minutes

Language: English

In this series of essays, British feminist and novelist Mona Caird discusses marriage customs at various points in history, offers thoughtful and informed criticisms of the state of marriage in the Victorian era, and debunks prevailing sexist beliefs of her time. She advocates for an equal partnership between wives and husbands and calls for the reform of the relations between the sexes, sharing her vision of a future society that affords women greater dignity and freedom. (Summary by Scarbo)

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Introduction (SwetaB)
1. The Emancipation of the Family. Part 1: Early History of the Family (minstrel)
1. The Emancipation of the Family. Part 2: The Patria Potestas (roselbex)
1. The Emancipation of the Family. Part 3: The End of the Patriarchal System (Christine Rottger)
2. Marriage. Part 1: The Pioneer of Civilisation; Part 2: Marriage Before and After the Reformation (roselbex)
2. Marriage. Part 3: The Lot of Woman Under the Rule of Man (SwetaB)
2. Marriage. Part 4: A Moral Renaissance (Christine Rottger)
3. The Future of the Home (Tatiana Chichilla)
4. The Morality of Marriage. Part 1: Motherhood Under Conditions of Dependence (Stephanie M)
4. The Morality of Marriage. Part 2: Married Life, Present and Future (roselbex)
4. The Morality of Marriage. Part 3: Children of the Future (Christine Rottger)
5. A Defence of the "Wild Women," Part 1 (Christine Rottger)
5. A Defence of the "Wild Women," Part 2 (Christine Rottger)
6. Phases of Human Development. Part 1: Suppression of Variant Types (roselbex)
6. Phases of Human Development. Part 2: Sons of Bondswomen (roselbex)
6. Phases of Human Development. Part 3: The Tyranny of Instinct (roselbex)
6. Phases of Human Development. Part 4: The Human Element in Man (Christine Rottger)
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