The Less Noble Sex: Scientific, Religious, and Philosophical Conceptions of Woman's NatureIndiana University Press, 1993 - 224 This book looks at five major beliefs about woman's nature generally accepted by Western philosophers, theologians, and scientists from the classical period to the nineteenth century. These are that: woman is less perfect than man, woman possesses inferior rational capacities, woman has a defective moral sense, man is the primary creative force, and that woman is in need of control. |
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... argued that inflam- mation of the uterus could result in hysterical suffocation , causing seizures sim- ilar to those of epilepsy or apoplexy . Interestingly , he also argued that frequent pregnancies , especially when fetuses are large ...
... argued that inflam- mation of the uterus could result in hysterical suffocation , causing seizures sim- ilar to those of epilepsy or apoplexy . Interestingly , he also argued that frequent pregnancies , especially when fetuses are large ...
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... argued that during menstruation , woman's entire ner- vous system is put in a " state of excitement " by the ovaries , rendering her sus- ceptible to nervous disorders . Other theorists shifted focus from a specific organ to the " bad ...
... argued that during menstruation , woman's entire ner- vous system is put in a " state of excitement " by the ovaries , rendering her sus- ceptible to nervous disorders . Other theorists shifted focus from a specific organ to the " bad ...
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... argued even more vehemently that such efforts could result in the ex- tinction of the entire human species . " I cannot conclude this discussion of the more abstract aspect of the subject without an acknowledgment of the fact that the ...
... argued even more vehemently that such efforts could result in the ex- tinction of the entire human species . " I cannot conclude this discussion of the more abstract aspect of the subject without an acknowledgment of the fact that the ...
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The Weaker Vessel | 51 |
Creativitys Soil | 109 |
The Beautiful Evil | 153 |
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