Women and Economics: A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social EvolutionGilman, Charlotte Perkins
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Women and Economics: A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
Women -- Economic conditions; Women -- Employment; Women -- Social and moral questions
Change of the sexuo-economic relation, 122.
—— of basis in the family relation, 271.
—— in condition means one in conduct, 320.
Changes, family ties strengthened by economic, 302.
Changing scale of virtues, 322.
Chastity demanded by society, 95.
—— the importance of, 318.
Chattel slavery, Christ blind to, 78.
—— a social institution, 78.
—— results of, 82.
—— opponents of, 137.
Check to race-development, reduced environment a, 65.
—— to excessive sex-development, death a ready, 72.
—— to social progress, home duties a, 156.
Child, old and new needs of the, 271.
—— wrong relation between parent and, 272.
—— effect of servant-motherhood on, 280.
—— fuller companionship for, 287.
—— a broader relationship for, 291.
—— necessities of, 301.
“Childe Harold,” quotation from, 24.
Child-bearing, women economically profited by, 169.
Child-education, development of, 283.
Child-feeding, instinct in, 196.
Children, precocity of sex-development in, 54–56.
—— economic burden of, 169.
—— brought up at home, 282.
—— how to know one’s, 301.
—— value to marriage of care of, 301.
—— trained to sex, 309.
China, family worship in, 223.
Chinaman, sex-prejudice of the, 69.
Choice of a young man, the wide, 71.
—— of a young woman, the single, 71.
—— of a father, 202.
—— of professions, woman’s limited, 246.
Christ blind to chattel slavery, 78.
Christianity, injustice of, to the Jew, 78.
Church, the convent and the, 165.
Cities, the larger social interests of, 267.
City, the young man in the, 311.
Civilization, effect of the growth of, 63.
—— a perfect, 73.
—— our race-distinction, 74.
—— a decadent, 158.
Classification, power of, 81.
Cleaners, advantage of professional, 255.
Club movement, woman’s, 164–166.
Collectivity _vs._ marriage, 115.
Comfort in the home, treason to society the price of, 278.
—— for women, peace and, 300.
Command to woman, Paul’s, 68.
Commander, the Greek, and his Persian captives, 72.
Common table, a common tie, 252.
Community of interest _vs._ sex-relation, 114.
Companionship of love, 219.
—— fuller, for the child, 287.
Competition, early individual, 100.
Complex society, life of a, 102.
Condition, change in, means a change in conduct, 320.
—— of woman, the doorway of evil, 329.
Conduct, instinct not always a true guide to, 209.
—— change in condition means change in, 320.
—— and ethics, 320.
Consumers, women non-productive, 118.
Contribution to moral progress, woman’s one-sided, 335.
Convent, the church and the, 165.
Cookery, evils of fancy, 232.
Cooking, woman’s practice of, 229.
—— art and science of, 230.
—— as a profession, 239.
—— of servants, 239.
—— a social function, 240.
—— professional service in, 241.
—— retarded as a race-function, 241.
—— advantages of home, 249.
—— science and emotion of, 251.
—— results of the future development of, 254.
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