The Truth About Woman

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book The Truth About Woman by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Catherine Gasquoine Hartley ISBN: 9781465536433
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
ISBN: 9781465536433
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English

It is very difficult to write a preface to a work which is expressly intended as a revelation of the faith of the writer. The successive stages of thought and emotion that have been passed through are still too near, and one feels too deeply. I have made several futile attempts to concentrate into a short note the Truths about Woman that I have tried to convey in my book. I find it impossible to do this. The explanation of one's own book would really require the writing of another book, as Mr. Bernard Shaw has proved to us in his delightful prefaces. But to do this one must be freed altogether from the limits of length and time. The fragments of what I wish to say would be of no service to any one. I then tried to place myself, as it were, outside the book, and to look at it as a stranger might. But the difficulties here were even greater. I grew so interested in criticising my own opinions that my notes soon outran the possibilities of a preface. In this spirit of genuine discrimination, I became aware how easy it would be for any one who does not share my faith to find apparent contradictions of statement and errors in thought—much that is feeble here, extravagant there; to notice some salient fault and to take it as decisive of the writer's incompetence. I am tempted to point these out myself to guide and protect the reader. Now that my book is done I feel that I have touched only the veriest fringe of a vast subject. But one thing I may say, I have tried to express the truth as I have come to see it. The conception I have of Woman is not new; it is very old. And for that reason it will be rejected by many women to-day. At present the inspiration towards freedom in the Woman's Movement has involved a tendency to follow individual paths, without waiting to consider to what end they lead. There has arisen a sort of glamour about freedom. No one of us can be free, for no one of us stands alone; we are all members one of another. And woman's destiny is rooted in the race. This, rightly considered, is the most vital of all vital facts. I appeal to women to realise more clearly their true place and gifts, as representing that original racial mOtherhood, out of which the masculine and feminine characters have arisen. Five years ago I took up definitely the task of writing the book. At that time the plan of the work was made and the first Introductory chapter written. Circumstances into which I need not enter caused the work again to be put aside. I am glad: I have learnt much in these last years

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

It is very difficult to write a preface to a work which is expressly intended as a revelation of the faith of the writer. The successive stages of thought and emotion that have been passed through are still too near, and one feels too deeply. I have made several futile attempts to concentrate into a short note the Truths about Woman that I have tried to convey in my book. I find it impossible to do this. The explanation of one's own book would really require the writing of another book, as Mr. Bernard Shaw has proved to us in his delightful prefaces. But to do this one must be freed altogether from the limits of length and time. The fragments of what I wish to say would be of no service to any one. I then tried to place myself, as it were, outside the book, and to look at it as a stranger might. But the difficulties here were even greater. I grew so interested in criticising my own opinions that my notes soon outran the possibilities of a preface. In this spirit of genuine discrimination, I became aware how easy it would be for any one who does not share my faith to find apparent contradictions of statement and errors in thought—much that is feeble here, extravagant there; to notice some salient fault and to take it as decisive of the writer's incompetence. I am tempted to point these out myself to guide and protect the reader. Now that my book is done I feel that I have touched only the veriest fringe of a vast subject. But one thing I may say, I have tried to express the truth as I have come to see it. The conception I have of Woman is not new; it is very old. And for that reason it will be rejected by many women to-day. At present the inspiration towards freedom in the Woman's Movement has involved a tendency to follow individual paths, without waiting to consider to what end they lead. There has arisen a sort of glamour about freedom. No one of us can be free, for no one of us stands alone; we are all members one of another. And woman's destiny is rooted in the race. This, rightly considered, is the most vital of all vital facts. I appeal to women to realise more clearly their true place and gifts, as representing that original racial mOtherhood, out of which the masculine and feminine characters have arisen. Five years ago I took up definitely the task of writing the book. At that time the plan of the work was made and the first Introductory chapter written. Circumstances into which I need not enter caused the work again to be put aside. I am glad: I have learnt much in these last years

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book Dictionnaire Raisonné De L'Architecture Française Du XIe Au XVIe Siècle (Complete) by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book Forged Egyptian Antiquities by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming and the Explorations on Land in the Years 1871 and 1872 by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book El Préstamo De La Difunta by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book The Trail of The White Mule by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book Histoire de Marie-Antoinette: Nouvelle édition Revue Et Augmentée by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book Miss Stuart's Legacy by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book Outdoor Life and Indian Stories by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book Early Days in North Queensland by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book Kindness to Animals, Or, The Sin of Cruelty Exposed and Rebuked by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book The Kopje Garrison: A Story of the Boer War by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book Hieroglyphics by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life (Complete) by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Cover of the book Calvary Alley by Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy