Journal of a Feminist by Elsie Clews Parsons
Published here for the first time, this controversial work by a leading turn-of-the-century feminist and social critic describes one woman's encounters with the bizarre world of patriarchy. Parsons' narrator, Cynthia, uses her daily experiences to comment provocatively and astutely on such still-current issues as careers for women, abortion and divorce, human sexuality, ageism and social definitions of gender.