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Elektronická kniha The Forerunner:"Should we not laugh to see a horse in corsets? The time is coming when we shall so laugh to see a woman." - The Forerunner Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In this anthology collection of key writings by prominent humanitarian and pro-equality writer, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the reader is afforded a fascinating insight into the lives and societal challenges of women in the early 20th century.Through a selection of expertly written poems, essays, and fictional stories as well as non-fiction narratives, the monthly magazine excerpts include lesser-known works such as "Our Androcentric Culture; or, The Man-Made World", the poem "Then This", and an essay entitled "A Small God And a Large Goddess". The original writing showcases a progressive thinker with a strong female voice, who was ahead of her time in terms of feminism and women"s rights, in this selection of politically-inspired pieces from 1909.-