Two ideals—Motherly qualities do not attract men—Weakness and dependence are not motherly—Women distrust men’s judgment of women—Women’s wiles—Social value of women’s qualities—Florence Nightingale—Women must combine and organise—Inarticulate women 126 CHAPTER XIII THE WOMAN’S WOMAN: A PERSON Ideal, Normal, and Average woman—Procrustes’ bed—Motherhood not everything—Genius and motherhood—Scientific men constantly overlook the mind—Breeding _versus_ environment 138 CHAPTER XIV SEX-ANTAGONISM: (1) MAN’S PART No permanent opposition of sexes—Mr. Heape’s theory—Primitive man and woman are opposed—Men and women not the “same” nor “equal”—Effect of luxury—Mr. Heape’s nightmare: Men “brute beasts,” maidens “waste products”—Love the reconciling force—Adaptation of the Human to environment—Women not all sex—The literature of abuse—Are men fit for judicial powers? 156 CHAPTER XV SEX-ANTAGONISM: (2) WOMAN’S PART Women’s war—Is men’s need greater?—War open and articulate—The Ladies’ Gallery—Sir Charles Grandison on the enemies of women—Militancy and the machine—The mob spirit—A revival due—Press, purse, and party—The good and the evil of militancy—Is it War or Martyrdom?—Men’s hypocrisy about women’s violence—The weapon of femininity—The responsibility of the Government—Exasperation is not statesmanship 173 CHAPTER XVI THE OLD ADAM AND THE NEW Adaptation—A man’s world difficult for women to live in—Men’s needs—The double standard—The child’s needs—Health of girls—Co-education—Teaching of sex—Parasitic daughters—The birth-rate—Women the natural protectors of children; therefore they should be given power to protect—Men should help women—The experience of Finland—Comradeship—Faith 193 THE FUTURE OF THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT CHAPTER I CAUSES OF THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT “New occasions teach new duties; time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still, and onward, who would keep abreast of Truth; Lo, before us gleam her camp-fires! we ourselves must pilgrims be, Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldly through the desperate winter sea, Nor attempt the Future’s portal with the Past’s blood-rusted key.” J. R. LOWELL.