Modern Woman: Her Intentions

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Modern Woman: Her Intentions

by Florence Farr

EN·~1 hours·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total

MODERN WOMAN

0:19

PREFACE

5:43

I

8:10

II

7:18

III

7:35

IV

10:56

V

9:47

VI

7:59

VII

8:39

VIII

6:28

Description

In this stirring essay the author tackles the paradoxes of the dawning “Woman’s Century,” a time when old values are promised to burn away while society still clings to ancient prejudices. She charts a landscape where enthusiasm for change meets the stubborn inertia of everyday life, inviting readers to witness the tension between progressive hopes and entrenched realities.

The writer blends myth, religion, and emerging scientific insight to question centuries‑old narratives that have relegated women to the margins. With a sharp wit and a candid admission of her own biases, she examines how stories from Genesis to Eastern legends have been weaponized, and how modern biology undermines those old claims. The result is a compelling, conversational call for a new understanding of gender that feels both scholarly and deeply personal.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (80K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United Kingdom: Frank Palmer, 1910.

Credits

Tim Lindell, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Release date

Apr 23, 2022

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Florence Farr

Florence Farr

1860–1917

A magnetic figure of the London stage, she moved easily between theater, music, feminism, and mysticism. Her life touched some of the most lively artistic circles of the late Victorian era, from W. B. Yeats to George Bernard Shaw.

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