The Sexes in Science and History


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(4.8 stars; 3 reviews)

In this revised second edition of her first book "The evolution of woman" (1894), subtitled "An inquiry into the dogma of woman's inferiority to man", Eliza Burt Gamble uses Darwin's theory of evolution and other scientific information to compare the development of the male and female organisms and describe their differences. Introducing the role of the woman in prehistoric society, we see how that changed through the course of history, from evidence both in less advanced tribes and in civilized historic societies, to the marked progress in the social and economic conditions of women in the time this edition was published (1916). - Summary by Rapunzelina (9 hr 28 min)

Chapters

Preface 7:27 Read by Rapunzelina
Development of the Organism 16:13 Read by Rapunzelina
The Origin of Sex Differences 30:15 Read by Rapunzelina
Male Organic Defects 40:56 Read by Rapunzelina
The Development of the Social Instincts and the Moral Sense 15:42 Read by Rapunzelina
The Supremacy of the Male 29:02 Read by Rapunzelina
Method of Investigation 12:04 Read by Rapunzelina
The Relation of the Sexes among Early Mankind 24:13 Read by Rapunzelina
The Gens - Women under Gentile Institutions 50:00 Read by Rapunzelina
The Origin of Marriage 1:02:36 Read by Rapunzelina
The Mother-Right 16:53 Read by Rapunzelina
Theories to Explain Wife-Capture 34:51 Read by Rapunzelina
Early Historic Society Founded on the Gens 38:39 Read by Rapunzelina
Women in Early Historic Times 24:03 Read by Rapunzelina
Ancient Sparta 45:18 Read by Rapunzelina
Athenian Women 40:14 Read by Rapunzelina
Roman Law, Roman Women, and Christianity 28:58 Read by Rapunzelina
The Renaissance 18:46 Read by Rapunzelina
Conclusion 32:21 Read by Rapunzelina

Reviews

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(5 stars)

I was just listening enraptured with the depth of discussion. When I first started listening I thought it would be of some sort of feminist complaint against men. It wasn't though it was a perspective on female contributions, and hindered institutions that stop progress for everyone.