The Subjection of Women (Paperback)

from heradas

Written in 1861 and first published in 1869, though an arduous read, this was way ahead of it's time. Although incredibly forward thinking, it is still a product of the 19th century, and it shows occasionally.The author gets a lot of criticism for the few times that he does a disservice to the cu...

from Devil_llama

An early entry in the feminism genre which shows that feminism wasn't suddenly invented in the 20th century, and that men weren't all drug along to the battle, but some went willingly.

from madepercy

If it were not for archaic words such as "burthen" (burden) and "rainment (clothing)"; the necessity to counteract arguments from phrenology; and the use of the figurative "Mrs Grundy" (an archaic Mrs Bucket); one might be reading a contemporary argument for diversity and greater opportunities fo...