Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Domestic Duels, or Evening Talks on the Woman Question: Conversations Relating to the Domestic, Social, Industrial, Historical and Political Phases of the Subject
This work has been written with the' earnest purpose of directing public attention to truths of vital importance, which bear upon the relations of the sexes, the welfare of society, and especially the well-being of the homes of our land. Upon the recognition of these truths by the people generally depends the future of this nation. The respective spheres of men and women are not to be determined by mere caprice or inclination, or even by the fashions of any particular time. They are immutably fixed by laws far beyond human control, and when either of the sexes in any society persistently violates these laws, or oversteps the narrow limits which they define, the whole social fabric inevitably crumbles into chaos. The women of America are near this danger line, and in the pages which follow an effort is made to warn them of their peril, and point them back to the old paths of happiness and safety. I believe in the true prog ress of woman. Such progress, however, is not to be attained unless accompanied by a corresponding elevation of her friend and companion, man. The solidarity of the human race is such that neither sex can rise upon the ruins of the other, and any thing which tends to make woman less womanly or man less manly, is in the nature of retrogression rather than progress. The book has been cast in the form of conversations between a husband and wife, partly as a convenient vehicle for the ideas sought to be expressed, and partly with the object of rendering it more agreeable to the popular taste. Of course Mr. And Mrs. Notion are purely imaginary characters, and nothing that is said by them about their own family or affairs is intended to apply either to the author, or to any other particular person or persons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
