The First SexAre women superior to men? This unique book aims to give woman her rightful place in history while repudiating what the author calls "2,000 years of propaganda." Drawing on science, mythology, archeology, and history, Elizabeth Gould Davis comes up with some eye-opening facts: that women are "the first sex" is, in fact, this book's inescapable conclusion. -- From publisher's description |
Contents
Introduction | 17 |
THE GYNOCRATIC WORLD | 31 |
Mythology Speaks | 47 |
Copyright | |
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