02831cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000370011324500240015026400510017430000470022533600260027233700260029833800360032449000320036050000310039250802050042352016230062853400520225165300290230383000320233285600670236485600430243199900190247476051UtSlPG20260610134747.0mcr n260607r20251895utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMiller, George Noyes,d1845-190414aThe strike of a sex 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aThe Bellamy library, no. 12  aRelease date is 2025-05-09  aCarla Foust, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a“The Strike of a Sex: A Novel” by George Noyes Miller is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set against a backdrop of social upheaval, the story delves into the consequences of women collectively withdrawing from traditional roles to demand control over their own bodies and lives. Through its fictional premise, the book addresses themes of gender equality, personal autonomy, and societal reform, presenting its arguments through the eyes of its male protagonist and those he encounters in a world transformed by the unprecedented “Great Woman’s Strike.”  The opening of “The Strike of a Sex” introduces Rodney Carford, who arrives in a city thrown into disarray and gloom by the complete absence of women. Through Carford’s bewildered perspective, the reader encounters a society unravelled: men are dishevelled, homes are untidy, and joy is gone. Carford soon learns from locals—including Justin Lister, a young man affected deeply by the Strike—that the women have withdrawn to demand not just political and economic rights (now rapidly granted), but above all, an irrevocable right to their own bodily autonomy, especially in matters of maternity. The mood blends gently satirical social commentary with earnest advocacy, and the narrative quickly introduces the profound impact of the strike on every aspect of life—from household order to the abolition of prostitution, to desperate debates over the future of the human race, all leading toward a climax hinging on women’s “Magna Charta”: the full right to consent to motherhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: Wm. Reeves, 1895  aBirth control -- Fiction 0aThe Bellamy library, no. 124 uhttps://archive.org/details/strikeofsexnovel00milliala/page/n540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76051  c116776d116776