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

by Mona Caird

17 chapters8h 29mEnglish1897

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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)

Chapters (16)

11. The Emancipation of the Family. Part 1: Early History of the Family

2722

21. The Emancipation of the Family. Part 2: The Patria Potestas

1561

31. The Emancipation of the Family. Part 3: The End of the Patriarchal System

1326

42. Marriage. Part 1: The Pioneer of Civilisation; Part 2: Marriage Before and After the Reformation

4373

52. Marriage. Part 3: The Lot of Woman Under the Rule of Man

695

62. Marriage. Part 4: A Moral Renaissance

1939

73. The Future of the Home

1171

84. The Morality of Marriage. Part 1: Motherhood Under Conditions of Dependence

858

94. The Morality of Marriage. Part 2: Married Life, Present and Future

1718

104. The Morality of Marriage. Part 3: Children of the Future

954

115. A Defence of the "Wild Women," Part 1

2215

125. A Defence of the "Wild Women," Part 2

2596

136. Phases of Human Development. Part 1: Suppression of Variant Types

2389

146. Phases of Human Development. Part 2: Sons of Bondswomen

1342

156. Phases of Human Development. Part 3: The Tyranny of Instinct

1420

166. Phases of Human Development. Part 4: The Human Element in Man

1377

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

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Chapters (16)

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