Women As Sex Vendors Or, Why Women Are Conservative (Being a View of the Economic Status of Woman)

The work opens by asking why women rarely appear at the front of revolutionary movements and why men dominate fields from politics to science. Its authors argue that the answer lies in the economic position women hold as owners of a uniquely essential commodity: their sexuality. By treating this relationship as a market transaction, the book suggests that women’s relative material security encourages a more conservative outlook.

The narrative then turns to a broader class analysis, comparing women’s role to that of small shop‑keepers and skilled union members who, because they occupy a relatively favored place, tend to preserve the status quo. It traces how this dynamic shapes everyday attitudes, from the fears of job loss to the reliance on intimate exchanges as a safety net. Readers are invited to reconsider familiar gender assumptions through the lens of early 20th‑century economic theory.