The Death of Eve: Women, Liberation, Disintegration

160 Pages·1986·6.857 MB·English

by  BARRON, Alan J.

THE DEATH OF EVE
''Women, Liberation, Disintegration"
By Alan Barron
Veritas Publishing Company Pty. Ltd.
AUSTRALIA
Copyright © Alan Barron 1986
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ISBN 949667 36 6
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MANUFAcrURED IN AUSTRALIA
Dedicated to Lyn,
Elizabeth, Simon, Austin and Kate
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
With special thanks for their contributions, to Harold
M. Voth for extracts from his article in Mothers on the
March, WaIter McVitty, for A Feminine Bias, Sr. Mary
Philip, for her article on non-sexist language, Let's Improve
Today's Education, Magazine No. 81, January 1981, for the
article There is no Truth but our Truth, and The Festival of
Light for permission to print extracts from the Resource
paper, The U.N. Discrimination Convention, and the
Housewives Survey '84.

foreword
The women's or feminist movement has become one of the most
influentialforces shaping modern society.
However, with modernfeminism there isavery realdangerofoverkill.
The authoritative nature of feminism will not only stifle the democratic
process but will, if left unchecked, destroy femininity. Feminism should
rightlybe called 'humanism'or 'androgynism', because it represents a death
wish to annul that which defines femininity, such policies as abortion on
demand,state runcreches,easydivorceand affirmativeactionareantithetical
to the uniqueness of womanhood.
TheDaughters ofEve want todisown their own mother. Themodern idea
isthat a woman must act asa man ifshe isto achieve equal status, and the
uniqueness of feminity is given virtually no credence in modern society.
Child bearing, suckling and nurture, are not the only exclusive gifts of
womanhood, but these things are uniquely feminine and distinguish woman
fromman. To gain equal status with men therefore, society must recognize
andpromote the view that the uniqueness of womenhood isequal in worth
to manhood. Eachsex in itself is unique and important, and each sex has a
complementary relationship and isdependent on the other sex, this is true
equality.
This book is dedicated to all women everywhere who want to be
women.

Contents
Chapter Page
I. Feminism: An Overview . . I
2. Biology, Sex and Language 17
3. Marriage, Children and 'Child Care Centres'. .. . 26
4. The Hi-jacking of Education 44
5. Equal Opportunities: How it is Failing 61
6. Equal Opportunities and the Armed Forces 75
7. Man-ipulated - Feminism in Politics 83
8. Women, Goddesses and Ordination 113
9. Where to From Here? 122
10. Handy Summary 128
Appendix A: Women in the Home Survey.
A brief summary of a Festival of Light Survey, 1984 131
References and Footnotes ; 133
Bibliography 142
Index 146

1
Feminism: An Overview
Part One: Historical Development
To understand the rise of the women's movement we must first look
brieflyat the history of this phenomenon.
"FIRST WAVE" FEMINISM
The women's liberation movementhad itsroots inthe humanism ofthe
18thCentury and intheIndustrialRevolution whichcausedsociety to move
from feudalism to industrialization.
In 1792, Mary Wollstronecraft published her Vindication ofthe Rights of
Women, perhaps the firstfeminist manifesto. From time to time there were
spasmodicmovements seeking to broaden the roles of women but most of
these had little effect.
Before Darwinian evolution became popular, the biblical account of
creation, with itsfixed order of speciesand socialroles, had gone virtually
unchallengedforcenturies.Evolutionismspokeofchangeandthisphilosophy
ofchange now became the prevailing status quo.
In 1848, Marx and Engelspublished their Communist Manifesto and in
1867Das Kapital was published by Marx. Marx interpreted history in terms
ofeconomicsandexplainedtheevolutionofsocietyintermsofclassstruggle.
MarxwrotetoDarwin thanking himforprovidingthephilosophicalbasisfor
his rherories, From the marxist-socialists movement sprang the Spartacist
League.Prominent leaders were communists such as Rosa Luxemburg and
laterAleksandraKollontaiwho championednot only thechangingofsociety
accordingto socialistprinciplesbut also the role of women.
InEngland,thefeministcausewasknown asthe"suffragette" movement
and washeaded by Emmeline Pankhurst. Eventually women won the right
tovote, thefirstcountry togivewomenthevotebeingNew Zealandin1893