02575cam a22003493u 4500 51877 UtSlPG 20260610134208.0 m cr n 260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 14000515 UtSlPG en iso639-1 HQ Bax, Ernest Belfort, 1854-1926 The Fraud of Feminism Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2016 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2016-04-27 Preface -- Introduction -- Historical -- The main dogma of modern feminism -- The anti-man crusade -- Always the "injured innocent" -- The "chivalry" fake -- Some feminist lies and fallacies -- The psychology of the movement -- The indictment. E-text prepared by deaurider, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Fraud of Feminism" by E. Belfort Bax is a critical exploration of the feminist movement, written in the early 20th century. This work aims to analyze and refute what the author perceives as the misleading claims and privileges that contemporary feminism advocates. Bax's focus is on discrediting the notion that women are oppressed and argues that they actually enjoy various legal and societal privileges that favor them over men. At the start of the book, the author establishes the premise that modern feminism consists of contradictory demands, including equality in rights and a desire for special protections for women. He outlines the historical context of women's social status and suggests that many assertions made by feminists are merely unchallenged legends or distortions of reality. Bax introduces the two sides of modern feminism—political and sentimental—and posits that the latter's influence has resulted in a gender bias within the legal system that favors women. Through this opening, he sets the stage for a broader critique of arguments supporting feminist ideologies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Women -- Suffrage -- Great Britain Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions Feminism -- Great Britain https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51877 92711 92711