The Truth about Woman

About this eBook

Author

Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine), 1867-1928

Title

The Truth About Woman

Credits

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender

Subject

Women -- History

Category

Text

eBook-No.

29981

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29981

Release Date

September 14, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.THE TRUTH ABOUT WOMAN — BY THE SAME AUTHOR — BOOKS ON ART — BOOKS ON SPAIN — THE TRUTH ABOUT WOMAN — BY — C. GASQUOINE HARTLEY — (MRS. WALTER M. GALLICHAN)
3. 3.DEDICATION — TO — LESLIE, MY LITTLE ADOPTED SON — PREFACE — CONTENTS — CONTENTS OF CHAPTER I — INTRODUCTION—THE STARTING-POINT OF THE INQUIRY — CHAPTER I ToC — INTRODUCTION—THE STARTING-POINT OF THE INQUIRY — FOOTNOTES:
4. 4.PART I — BIOLOGICAL SECTION — CONTENTS OF CHAPTER II — THE ORIGIN OF THE SEXES — CHAPTER II ToC — 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 III ToC — 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 IV ToC — 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 V ToC — COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY — I.— Among the Birds and Mammals — II.— Further Examples of Courtship, Marriage, and the Family among Birds — FOOTNOTES:
5. 5.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 VI ToC — 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 VII ToC — WOMAN'S POSITION IN THE GREAT CIVILISATIONS OF ANTIQUITY — I.— In Egypt — II.— In Babylon — III.— In Greece — IV.— In Rome — FOOTNOTES:
6. 6.PART III — MODERN SECTION — PRESENT-DAY ASPECTS OF THE WOMAN PROBLEM — CONTENTS OF CHAPTER VIII — SEX DIFFERENCES — CHAPTER VIII ToC — 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 IX ToC — 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 X ToC — THE SOCIAL FORMS OF THE SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP — I.—Marriage — II.— Divorce — III.— Prostitution — FOOTNOTES: — CONTENTS OF CHAPTER XI — THE END OF THE INQUIRY — CHAPTER XI ToC — THE END OF THE INQUIRY — BIBLIOGRAPHY — BIOLOGICAL PART — HISTORICAL PART — MODERN PART — INDEX

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