Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It?: Comprising Dreams


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"Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It?: Comprising Dreams" is the first known feminist utopian novel written by a woman. The text features nine dreams experienced by a first-person female narrator. In the first seven dreams, she visits the planet Mars, finding a society where traditional sex roles and stereotypes are reversed. The narrator witnesses the oppression of the men on Mars and their struggle for equality. In the last two dreams, the narrator visits a future United States ruled by a woman president. (Summary by Jeff Burke) (2 hr 57 min)

Chapters

Dream Number One 15:11 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Dream Number Two 20:10 Read by Louise J. Belle
Dream Number Three 20:39 Read by Anita Sloma-Martinez
Dream Number Four 14:05 Read by Jeff Burke
Dream Number Five 17:12 Read by Kathleen Moore
Dream Number Six 21:02 Read by Lucretia B.
Dream Number Seven 17:26 Read by Kathleen Moore
Dream Number Eight 24:18 Read by TriciaG
Dream Number Nine 27:30 Read by Anita Sloma-Martinez