Herland

Herland is about a small group of young men that travel to an area of only women.  On the way to the "village" they discuss what they think that they might find there.  One of the men recognizes that women living on their own will be able to defend themselves and will not welcome visitors.  Terry said that there would be no organization and they would always fight among themselves.  He also believed that they were not able to invent or use modern materials and would be living off very primitive materials.  Jeff believed it would be a sisterhood, with only peace and beauty, always welcoming and not defensive.  Other ideas that they were expecting to find was an area and a people that would welcome them that they could easily rule and be "king of lady land!"  Al of the ideas, no matter who proposed them, all showed women as below men.  

During this time period, women were seen as inferior to men in all aspects of life.  They were not good enough to be civilized and proper without men in the society.  They were not be strong enough to defend themselves against men wanting to conquer the area.  They were not smart enough to be able to create their own style of living that would prosper and develop over time.  In all societies during this time, women were not looked at as important.  Throughout American history, women have never been important.  There was even a point in time that, when they got married, they were legally dead.  They were not allowed to own land or deal with money.  They were not allowed out of the domestic sphere that they were apart of.  Women would rarely, if ever have a role in society.  Over time, women became more involved, but still lacked the rights and privileges that men had.  "Herland" is showing the men's views on the women, but I predict that their views will change greatly.