Arabella Kenealy

Feminism and Sex-Extinction (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Feminism, the extremist—and of late years the predominant cult of the Woman's Movement, is Masculinism.It makes for such training and development in woman, of male characteristics, as shall equip her to compete with the male in every department of life; academic, athletic, professional, political, industrial. And it neither recognises nor admits in her natural aptitudes differing from those of men, and fitting her, accordingly, for different functions in these. It rejects all concessions to her womanhood; even to her mother-function. It repudiates all privileges for her. Boldly it demands a fair field only and no favour; equal rights, political and social, identical education and training, identical economic opportunities and avocations, an identical morale, personal and public.In Woman and Labour, Miss Olive Schreiner sums in a line the Feminist objective: "We take all labour for our province." And this is the text of the Feminist creed; the elimination of sex-differences and the abolition of sex-distinctions in every department of life and activity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arabella Kenealy
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786050400403
• Artikelnr.: 43370803

Autorenporträt

Arabella Kenealy (1864-1930) was an English doctor and writer, known prominently for her views on eugenics and the role of women in society. Trained as a medical practitioner, Kenealy was one of the first female doctors in Britain after obtaining a medical degree at the London School of Medicine for Women. Despite her progressive achievement in medicine, her literary work often reflected anti-feminist themes, a contradiction that has intrigued scholars for decades. In her book 'Feminism and Sex-Extinction' (1920), Kenealy argues that feminist movements pose a threat to human survival by discouraging women from their traditional roles as mothers. Kenealy's controversial views sparked significant debate, aligning her with the eugenic ideologies of her time. While her scientific assertions have since been discredited, her work remains an important reflection of early 20th-century attitudes toward gender and science. Kenealy's biographical study of Lanoe Falconer and her editorial contributions to the Eugenics Review showcase a literary style that is both declarative and contentious, often characterized by her social Darwinist perspective (Jones, 2012). As a woman of letters, Kenealy's publications share a contentious spot in feminist literary history, providing a complex yet critical viewpoint in the panorama of women's literature.