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Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1849–1921, "Virgin Enthroned," 1891

3,071 words

Part 5 of 5

10. Deliberate Erosion of Male Role by Feminism

To these intrinsic male disadvantages in the modern workplace must be added those directly created by feminism. Read more …

Published: June 3, 2011 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, economics, F. Roger Devlin, feminism, freedom, marriage, North American New Right, reprints, sex roles, sexuality, the family, women | Comments closed

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Home Economics, Part 4

F. Roger Devlin

Arnold Böcklin, "Vita Somnium Breve," 1888

3,325 words

Part 4 of 5

7. Consequences of “Unlimited Choice”

Most leftist utopias involve enjoying all the benefits of tightly knit communities while paying none of the costs in individual freedom such communities demand. Thus, feminists propose to liberate women from “domestic drudgery” and replace it with unrestricted personal choice. Yet the drudgery of marriage and its duties are, quite obviously, the indispensable basis of the family, the model and source for all real community. Read more …

Published: June 2, 2011 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, economics, F. Roger Devlin, feminism, freedom, marriage, North American New Right, reprints, sex roles, sexuality, the family, women | Comments closed

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Home Economics, Part 3

F. Roger Devlin

Queen Victoria spinning wool

2,023 words

Part 3 of 5

5. No Property Rights within the Traditional Family

Male provisioning may have arisen as an adaptation by early hominids to the more adverse climatic conditions they encountered upon migrating out of Africa. To this day, female food production remains the rule in much of Black Africa. Read more …

Published: June 1, 2011 | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged articles, community vs. society, economics, F. Roger Devlin, feminism, Ferdinand Tönnies, marriage, North American New Right, reprints, sex roles, sexuality, the family, women | Comments closed

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Home Economics, Part 2

F. Roger Devlin

Jan Van Eyck, "The Arnolfini Marriage," 1434

3,181 words

3. Modern Neglect of the Economic Side of Marriage

Having examined briefly — in the first section — the two principal ways in which feminism has undermined the former position of esteem enjoyed by women in our civilization, let us proceed to consider how that position used to be maintained.

The bedrock of the system, more fundamental than the ideal of chivalry, was the institution of marriage. Read more …

Published: May 31, 2011 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, economics, F. Roger Devlin, feminism, marriage, North American New Right, reprints, romance literature, sex roles, sexuality, the family, women | Comments closed

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Home Economics, Part 1

F. Roger Devlin

2,725 words

Part 1 of 5

1. Two conflicting conceptions of feminine dignity

One of the hallmarks of Western civilization is the unusually high status it has accorded women. That has often been attributed to the influence of Christianity, which prizes certain typically feminine virtues (mercy, humility) more than pagan society had. Read more …