Table of Contents

Series Foreword / vii
Introduction: Portrait of a Socialist Lady / xi
Jamila M. H. Mascat
The Monopoly of Man
The Woman Question and Other Problems / 3
The Condition of Woman throughout History / 6
Woman in the Struggle for Existence / 11
Woman in Primitive Peoples / 12
Woman in the Middle Ages / 14
Modern Woman / 16
Current Causes That Drive Woman to Work / 17
Why I Chose the Question of Woman’s Labor / 19
Woman’s Moral Parasitism / 21
Repercussions for Man / 23
Economic Independence as a Precondition for Civil and
Political Rights / 25
The Privilege of Modern Man / 28
Women Factory Workers / 29
Woman’s Invasion of Industries / 31
The Wages of Women / 35
Supposed Causes of Lower Wages: Supply and
Demand / 36
Lower Productivity / 37
Fewer Needs / 38
The Actual Causes: Division and Deference / 39
A Complementary Wage / 40
The Law of Custom / 41
Women Teachers / 42
The Wages of Women Teachers / 43
Saleswomen and Retailers / 44
Women Professionals / 46
Objections / 47
Women Physicians / 52
Women Lawyers / 55
Women Scholars / 56
The Mother / 56
Hopes and Vows / 61
Translator’s Notes / 63

About the Author

Anna Kuliscioff (c. 1854-1925) was a feminist and socialist revolutionary. Born in Crimea, she was a leading figure in the Italian socialist movement.