Woman and Labor (The Best Nonfiction Sellers of 1912)

This feminist classic represents a vivid, eloquently expressed effort to promote the rectification of inequalities of labor practices between men and women of the early 20th century. Schreiner (author of the ground-breaking novel of South Africa, The Story of an African Farm), examines the social changes engendered by technological progress and advocates new and expanded roles for women, including a departure from the customary dependence on men for support and well-being. Introduction.


Customer Review: a strong, outspoken woman's opinion

Olive Schreiner (born in 1855) was a Victorian revolutionist and feminist. At 12 she has left her parents home. At 15 she was an independant working woman. At 26 she was already an author of a succe...
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