A SHORT HISTORY OF WOMEN
1927 · NY
by LANGDON-DAVIES, John
NY: Viking, 1927. Literary Guild edn. 8vo, pp. 382. Spine little faded, cover slightly soiled, o/w VG. Written to try "to explain the forces and elements which combined to produce the myth of the Femal Character..." The author notes that this the concept of this "character" reached its maturity at the end of the 18th century, after which, "women, educated, thoughtful and indignant, revolted and tore in shreds the absurd myth... (Inventory #: 23614)