Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIII THE RELATION BETWEEN THE SEXES When the first year of the war was nearing its close, a middle-aged American lady visiting in my home said to me: "Nowhere will the war bring about more radical change, more unexpected changes, than in the relations between the sexes." What way out will the millions of women find, who will more than ever have to give up all hope of realizing their longing for love and children? A few months later I had another American lady in my home, this time a young girl, who put the same question, only with the alteration natural to her age. "What will become of all us young girls who could formerly reasonably expect to marry, but who now see their chances infinitely diminished?" Millions of older women are wondering, as the first one did, for the sake of the younger ones; millions of younger women axe wondering for their own sakes. Quite a number of plans have already been suggested in Europe to relieve the abnormal sex conditions, which have, of course, met with a great deal of opposition. Some one in London has conceived the idea of founding a "society for the marrying of wounded heroes," an appeal to woman's selfsacrifice and patriotism to make the lives of these men bearable and to propagate children who will inherit their fathers' qualities of heroism. These wives who would, in most cases, have to become the supporters of their families, would, therefore, be paid a man's wages and would, in many cases, also be given a stipend to facilitate their marriage. To, therefore, mate men to women suitably, it is suggested to have committees of clergymen and physicians. For it is not proposed to let the parties choose themselves. Women who are physically strong will be expected to marry men who need to be...
