Women of the Future

TitleWomen of the Future
Year for Search1916
AuthorsLilienthal, Meta Stern(1876-1948)
Pagination31 pp.
Date Published1916
PublisherThe Rand School of Social Science
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsFemale author, US author
Annotation

Pamphlet describing the better society that socialism will bring about emphasizing the changed position of women. With everyone a worker, everyone will be able to work at what most interests them and change work as their interests change, women will not be limited to the home, and most domestic work will be done collectively. Everyone will have a good education and the right training for their work. No children working. There will be no male sex privilege. Marriage will be based on love and divorce will be easy. High quality child-care readily available.

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Author Note

The female author (1876-1948) was a campaigner for women’s rights and the vote within the socialist movement. One source gives her birth date as 1875.

Full Text

1916 Lilienthal, Meta Stern (1876-1948). Women of the Future. New York: The Rand School of Social Science. One source gives her birth date as 1875. 31 pp. Hathi US

Pamphlet describing the better society that socialism will bring about emphasizing the changed position of women. With everyone a worker, everyone will be able to work at what most interests them and change work as their interests change, women will not be limited to the home, and most domestic work will be done collectively. Everyone will have a good education and the right training for their work. No children working. There will be no male sex privilege. Marriage will be based on love and divorce will be easy. High quality child-care readily available. The female author was a campaigner for women’s rights and the vote within the socialist movement.