C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley

Born in 1867, Catherine Gasquoine Hartley wrote under the name C. Gasquoine Hartley and became known for nonfiction that examined women, family life, and social customs. She was active in the early 20th century, and her work often returned to questions of marriage, sex, motherhood, and the position of women in society.

Her books include The Truth About Woman, Motherhood and the Relationships of the Sexes, and Women, Children, Love, and Marriage. Across them, she wrote in a clear, argumentative style that aimed to challenge easy assumptions and push readers to think harder about everyday social rules.

Hartley died in 1928. She is remembered today as part of a generation of writers who brought feminist debate into popular reading, especially by treating domestic life and personal relationships as serious public subjects.