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Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It?: Comprising Dreams

Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It?: Comprising Dreams

By: Annie Denton Cridge
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Summary
 "Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It?: Comprising Dreams" is the first known feminist utopian novel written by a woman. The text features nine dreams experienced by a first-person female narrator. In the first seven dreams, she visits the planet Mars, finding a society where traditional sex roles and stereotypes are reversed. The narrator witnesses the oppression of the men on Mars and their struggle for equality. In the last two dreams, the narrator visits a future United States ruled by a woman president. (Summary by Jeff Burke)

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