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An early feminist Utopian satire. Man's Rights presents a set of dreams, envisioning a satirical utopia set on Mars where gender roles have been reversed. Women are beautiful, practical and powerful, with caring but potentially patronising attitudes to men. Meanwhile, the men are frustrated by their limited life opportunities, the daily wearing of decorative, impractical clothes and the daily grind of household chores. Born in England in 1825, author Annie Denton Cridge (1825-1875) moved to America in the 1840's where she became a suffragist, lecturer, spiritualist and social reformer.
Annie Denton Cridge
Annie Denton Cridge (1825-1875) was a British-born American author, suffragist, socialist, and lecturer. Born in England, she emigrated to the United States in 1842 with her brother William. Marrying Alfred Cridge, she settled in Dayton, Ohio, where she published the Vanguard, an influential progressive newspaper. Inspired by the loss of her infant son in 1857, Cridge rejected the Evangelicalism of her youth, embracing spiritualism and undergoing a radical political awakening. She made a career for herself as a writer of innovative stories and novels blending satire, science-fiction, and advocacy for women's rights. Her most notable work is Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It? (1870), now recognized as the first feminist utopian novel.
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