In Science's Shadow: Literary Constructions of Late Victorian WomenUniversity of Missouri Press, 2006 - 239 pages "Through close analysis of noncanonical Victorian-era literature by Thomas Hardy, Wilkie Collins, Charles Reade, Constance Naden, and Marianne North, Murphy reveals how women were often marginalized, constricted, and defined as intellectually inferior as a result of the interplay of sociohistorical trends driven by scientific curiosity and the 'Woman Question'"--Provided by publisher. |
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... Woman- Hater's adherence to troubling essentialist presumptions ; the novel con- tends that women are temperamentally more suited than men to be- come physicians and believes that women will eventually evolve toward the higher mental ...
... Woman- Hater's adherence to troubling essentialist presumptions ; the novel con- tends that women are temperamentally more suited than men to be- come physicians and believes that women will eventually evolve toward the higher mental ...
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... woman's the affec- tions . " One of Allan's contemporaries , fellow anthropologist Luke Owen Pike , similarly observed in 1872 that “ [ i ] f man's highest prerogative is to think , woman's noblest function is to love . ” Claiming ...
... woman's the affec- tions . " One of Allan's contemporaries , fellow anthropologist Luke Owen Pike , similarly observed in 1872 that “ [ i ] f man's highest prerogative is to think , woman's noblest function is to love . ” Claiming ...
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... woman of instinct and emotion . ” Therefore , “ [ m ] an reasons and reflects ; woman perceives and feels . ” In stressing that “ [ t ] o man belongs the kingdom of the head ; to woman the empire of the heart , ” Allan ap- provingly ...
... woman of instinct and emotion . ” Therefore , “ [ m ] an reasons and reflects ; woman perceives and feels . ” In stressing that “ [ t ] o man belongs the kingdom of the head ; to woman the empire of the heart , ” Allan ap- provingly ...
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... Woman , or , it is better to say , the greater degree in which the nature of Woman is stimulated and controlled by affection . " Harrison identified her “ true function ” as educating children and men to achieve " a higher civilization ...
... Woman , or , it is better to say , the greater degree in which the nature of Woman is stimulated and controlled by affection . " Harrison identified her “ true function ” as educating children and men to achieve " a higher civilization ...
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... woman fig- ures as the complement of man ” ; in fact , “ [ s ] he has ever followed his evolution , albeit in the rear . ” Underlying the theory of complementarity was the often - stated notion that other female traits helped women to ...
... woman fig- ures as the complement of man ” ; in fact , “ [ s ] he has ever followed his evolution , albeit in the rear . ” Underlying the theory of complementarity was the often - stated notion that other female traits helped women to ...
Contents
| 1 | |
2 Fated Marginalization | 41 |
3 A Problematic Boundary | 72 |
4 Dangerous Behavior | 106 |
5 Escaping Gender | 140 |
6 Evolutionary Mediation | 176 |
Afterword | 215 |
Bibliography | 221 |
Index | 235 |
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