Woman's Worth and Worthlessness. The Complement to ÒA New Atmosphere.Ó

Hamilton, Gail [Mary Abigail Dodge].

Published by New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872.

About this Item

Born in Hamilton, Massachusetts, Mary Abigail Dodge (1833-1896) was an essayist, journalist, and anti-suffragist. Her essays were published in The Atlantic Monthly, among other publications, and collected in multiple volumes. While Dodge believed in education and equal employment opportunities for all, she thought that suffrage would prove an enormous burden for women, whose proper role was within the family sphere. In the Preface to the present volume, she writes, "Looking but casually at Woman Suffrage, I regarded it with indifference. From a careful survey I can not [sic] regard it but with apprehension. The more closely I scrutinize it, the more formidable seems to me the revolution which it implies, the more onerous seem the duties which it imposes," (p. v). Octavo. 291, 8 (publisher's ads) pp. Publisher's green cloth ruled and stamped in blind and gilt, gilt-lettered spine, beveled edges, brown coated endpapers. Stamped floral and geometric designs on cover. Some foxing on endpapers and throughout. Stain on cover. Worn head and tail of spine, and corners. A good copy. First edition of Mary Abigail Dodge's collection of anti-suffragist essays arguing that any reform in women's lives must first occur in the home, as opposed to a more direct approach to political influence. Seller Inventory # 16654

Bibliographic Details

Title: Woman's Worth and Worthlessness. The ...

Publisher: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition