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C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley
Catherine Gasquoine Hartley was a British writer and art historian active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was known for her works on Spanish art and culture, including "A Record of Spanish Painting" and "The Story of Santiago de Compostela." Hartley also wrote on women's issues, particularly in her book "The Position of Women in Primitive Society," where she explored the role of women in early human cultures. Her writings often combined historical analysis with social commentary, showcasing her deep interest in both art and gender studies.
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INTRODUCTORY WOMAN'S CARNIVAL "To the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet."—Prov. xxvii. 7. The sudden collapse of the war left us in a daze. After the years of inhuman strain it was hard to ease off tension to the almost forgotten conditions of peace. I recall that ever to be remembered day, November 11th, 1918—Victory Day. In the early hours before noon I was in London, and my...
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PREFACE It is very difficult to write a preface to a work which is expressly intended as a revelation of the faith of the writer. The successive stages of thought and emotion that have been passed through are still too near, and one feels too deeply. I have made several futile attempts to concentrate into a short note the Truths about Woman that I have tried to convey in my book. I find it impossible...
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY The twentieth century is the age of Woman; some day, it may be that it will be looked back upon as the golden age, the dawn, some say, of feminine civilisation. We cannot estimate as yet; and no man can tell what forces these new conditions may not release in the soul of woman. The modern change is that the will of woman is asserting itself. Women are looking for a satisfactory...
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