Motherhood and the Relationships of the Sexes

Catherine Gasquoine HartleyProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.6
Word count
623K words
Chapters
63

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English Originals Gender Relations Social ObservationFamily BondsLove EntanglementsHumanistic CarePsychological InsightSocial CritiqueMoral DilemmaIntellectual CommentaryFemale Perspective

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Motherhood and the Relationships of the Sexes by C. Gasquoine HartleyAuthor: Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine), 1867-1928,Language: English, Class: HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender, Release Date: Jul 24, 2018

Editor's review

This book is Catherine Gasquoine Hartley's early twentieth-century social discussion of motherhood and the relationships of the sexes, now recirculated by Project Gutenberg as a free e-book. Its value lies not in conclusions to be adopted directly today but in presenting the gender ideas and family imagination of a particular historical stage. The author discusses motherhood within the framework of relations between the sexes, letting readers observe how intellectuals of the time understood the tensions among women's roles, marital expectations, and social responsibility. As a public-domain e-book, its length and format carry the distinctive argumentative character of its era, and its methods of reasoning and use of materials do not meet today's academic standards; it requires a historicized reading. It suits readers interested in the history of gender, family history, and the lineage of early feminist thought as a primary intellectual text, and also serves as comparative material in writing or courses. It is not recommended as a parenting guide or modern relationship advice book.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the contents and introductory passages first to clarify the author's core questions about motherhood and relations between the sexes.
  2. Annotate gender judgments bearing the marks of their era as you read, making comparative notes with contemporary ideas.
  3. Read alongside a general history of gender to avoid understanding a single text in isolation.
  4. If used for writing, note the publication year and context when quoting key assertions, avoiding direct use as present-day argument.

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FAQ

Is this book suitable as a parenting guide? No. It is a social discourse text from over a century ago discussing social ideas about motherhood and relations between the sexes, not parenting methods, child development, or practical family advice. Readers expecting a parenting guide will be disappointed; its value emerges when read as historical intellectual material.
Is an old English public-domain book hard to read? This is early twentieth-century English discursive prose, with longer sentences and a mode of argument different from modern nonfiction. Basic English reading ability is enough to attempt it, but read slowly in sections; for period expressions, grasp the general meaning first rather than struggling over every word.
Is the electronic edition suitable for academic citation? It can be cited as primary material for intellectual history or gender history research, but version information should be checked and the publication year and electronic source noted. Its methods of argument and use of materials are not contemporary academic standards; citations should explain its historical context and avoid treating it as current research findings.

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About the author

Catherine Gasquoine Hartley Author · British · 1867–1928

Catherine Gasquoine Hartley (1867–1928) was a British writer and art historian, born in Madagascar to a British missionary family; she also served as headmistress of a girls' school. Her writing career falls into two phases. Early on she focused on Spanish art and travel, producing works such as The Story of Seville and Things Seen in Spain. Later she turned to issues of gender, exploring women's historical situation, moral norms and relations between the sexes in The Truth About Woman, The Position of Woman in Primitive Society: A Study of the Matriarchy, Women's Wild Oats: Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards, and Motherhood and the Relationships of the Sexes. Her work combines the care of an art historian with a concern for social reform. She died in a car accident in 1928. Public information is limited, and details of her life remain largely unknown; existing accounts rest mainly on the subjects and development of the works listed above.