The Business of Being a Woman

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Business of Being a Woman by Ida M. Tarbell. Read in English by MaryAnnS; Lydia Bateman; Jacquelyn Bengfort; CCGraham; Lynne Thompson; Michele Fry; Kathleen Moore; Mary Ann Weathers "The object of this little volume is to call attention to a certain distrust, which the author feels in the modern woman, of the significance and dignity of the work laid upon her by Nature and by society. Its ideas are the result of a long, if somewhat desultory, observation of the professional, political, and domestic activities of women in this country and in France. These observations have led to certain definite opinions as to those phases of the woman question most in need of emphasis to-day." This book contains, as a footnote, a Declaration of Sentiments which begins 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal...' and continues on. A wonderful declaration of the equality of the sexes in many things. This will be a separate section of this project since I think it is excellent in style and sentiment. - Summary by the introduction and BC For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover o…

Directors & creators

Ida M. Tarbell

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;

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