II
ARGUMENTS FROM INTELLECTUAL GRIEVANCES OF WOMAN
Complaint of Want of Chivalry—Complaint
of “Insults”—Complaint of
“Illogicalties”—Complaint of
“Prejudices”—The Familiar Suffragist
Grievance of the Drunkard Voter and the Woman of Property
Who is a
Non-Voter—The Grievance of Woman being
Required to Obey Man-Made
Laws.
III
Arguments which take the form
of “Counsels of perfection”
Addressed to
man
Argument that Woman Requires a Vote for her Protection—Argument
that
Woman ought to be Invested with the Responsibilities
of Voting in
Order that She May Attain Her Full Intellectual Stature.
PART II
Arguments against the concession
of the parliamentary suffrage to
woman
I
WOMAN’S DISABILITY IN THE MATTER OF PHYSICAL FORCE
International Position of State would be Imperilled by Woman’s Suffrage—Internal Equilibrium of State would be Imperilled.
II
WOMAN’S DISABILITY IN THE MATTER OF INTELLECT
Characteristics of the Feminine Mind—Suffragist Illusions with Regard to the Equality of Man and Woman as Workers—Prospect for the Intellectual Future of Woman—Has Woman Advanced ?
III
WOMAN’S DISABILITY IN THE MATTER OF PUBLIC MORALITY
Standards by which Morality can be Appraised—Conflict between Different Moralities—The Correct Standard of Morality—Moral Psychology of Man and Woman—Difference between Man and Woman in Matters of Public Morality.
IV
MENTAL OUTLOOK AND PROGRAMME OF THE FEMALE LEGISLATIVE REFORMER
V
ULTERIOR ENDS WHICH THE WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT HAS IN VIEW
PART III
Is there, if the suffrage
is barred, any palliative or
corrective for
the discontents of woman?
I
PALLIATIVES OR CORRECTIVES FOR THE DISCONTENT OF WOMAN
What are the Suffragist’s Grievances?—Economic
and Physiological
Difficulties of Woman—Intellectual Grievances
of Suffragist and
Corrective.