"Dawnings"

1999 Curtis, Zelda (1923-2012). “Dawnings.” The Female Odyssey: Visions for the 21^st Century. Ed. Charlotte Cole and Helen Windrath (London: The Women’s Press, 1999), 99-104. MoU-C, PSt

Egalitarian eutopia set in the U.K. in 2010 seen from the perspective of an old woman who had gone through the transition. The protagonist describes her flat in a collectively owned and managed building with a large communal space and a computer room. Adjacent buildings have different amenities such as a swimming pool, gym, art studio, music room, or meeting room. Clinic on site as is a nursery and crèche. Employment is arranged so that “no one has to work more than a three-day shift for a wage sufficient for their needs” (102). Equal pay for all. Cheap public transport. The female author became a feminist activist emphasizing the needs of the elderly.