Myth in Marriage

Alice Hubbard

Description

Educator and noted feminist thinker Alice Moore Hubbard was an important early voice in the fight for equal legal and social rights for women. In The Myth in Marriage, Hubbard takes a look at the large and small ways in which traditional marriage roles tend to subjugate women. The book provides a fascinating look at inequality in the early twentieth century -- as well as a reminder of how far we've come, and how far we still have left to go.

Informations

• Publié par: The Floating Press
• Date de parution: 01 août 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781776527021
• Langue: English

Extrait

THE MYTH IN MARRIAGE
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ALICE HUBBARD
 
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The Myth in Marriage First published in 1912 ISBN 978-1-77652-702-1 © 2013 The Floating Press and its licensors. All rights reserved. While every effort has been used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information contained in The Floating Press edition of this book, The Floating Press does not assume liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in this book. The Floating Press does not accept responsibility for loss suffered as a result of reliance upon the accuracy or currency of information contained in this book. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Many suitcases look alike. Visit www.thefloatingpress.com
Contents
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Foreword The Myth in Marriage Romance The Revelation Facts An Awakening The Natural Marriage The Social Marriage The Marriage of Convenience Conclusion The Business of Marriage Primitive Bondage Nature's Method Economic Freedom Citizens Enforced Dependence Homogeneity Romance
Foreword
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Marriage is a subject of interest to all adults, and at one time in almostevery life it is the vision that fills the horizon.
To many it is a mirage.
To a few it proves to be the hills from whence cometh their strength. Therising sun of romance tips every blade of grass, every leaf and flower andtwig, with the mystery and miracle of color and perfume.
The noonday light reveals truth that the half-light of the dawn could notshow.
And evening twilight garners all the richness of marriage.
The purpose of this book is to enlighten by bringing into the light of dayexperiences that must come into the lives of women and men.
— Alice Hubbard.
The Myth in Marriage
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There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the convictionthat he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion; thatthough the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn cancome to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which isgiven to him to till.— Emerson.
Romance
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The object of love expands and grows before us to eternity, until it includes all that is lovely, and we become all that can love.—Thoreau.
Marriage, although a most common incident in life, is understood as littleas is birth, life and death. People are perpetually ignorant on thesubject, and insist upon remaining in this state until the veil of theirtemple is rent in twain, and their holy of holies has daylight thrown uponit.
Love is a sacred mystery whose secret is as yet locked away from mortals.We recognize a few of its manifestations and dream of its power. Weconnect it in our thoughts with marriage and birth, but we assume itspresence: we do not bring proof.
Love is spirit, and can not be analyzed nor understood.
The most that man can apprehend of it is to know its absence or itspresence. Its most refined manifestations have come to us with thedevelopment of intellect.
There are only a few examples of the manifestation of great love inhistory. So rare are the people capable of its expression that the wholeworld wonders and in awe has said that the Creator is Love.