The Republic of the Future; or, Socialism A Reality
| Title | The Republic of the Future; or, Socialism A Reality |
| Year for Search | 1887 |
| Authors | Dodd, Anna(1858-1929) |
| Date Published | 1887 |
| Publisher | Cassell and Company |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Female author, US author |
| Annotation | Anti-utopian, anti-socialist, and anti-feminist. Presents a socialist utopia as inevitably dull, boring, and extremely limited. Food requirements are determined by the Hygiene Board and provided from a central, national location. Advanced technology does all the work because the people will not work. Empowering women means that women dress like men and are ashamed of beauty but are more active than the men. Motherhood abolished; if children are born, they are raised by the state. To further equality, there is a law against learning. No religion. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Literature House/Gregg Press, 1970. |
| Holding Institutions | DLC, HRC, MoU-St, PSt, W3,1557 |
| Author Note | Female author. |
| Full Text | 1887 Dodd, Anna Bowman (1858-1929). The Republic of the Future; or, Socialism A Reality. Anti-utopian, anti-socialist, and anti-feminist. Presents a socialist utopia as inevitably dull, boring, and extremely limited. Food requirements are determined by the Hygiene Board and provided from a central, national location. Advanced technology does all the work because the people will not work. Empowering women means that women dress like men and are ashamed of beauty but are more active than the men. Motherhood abolished; if children are born, they are raised by the state. To further equality, there is a law against learning. No religion. Female author. |
