Feminist Manifesto (1914)
The feminist movement as at present instituted is
Inadequate
Women if you want to realize yourselves-you are on the
eve of a devastating psychological upheaval-all your pet illu-
sions must be unmasked—the lies of centuries have got to go—
are you prepared for the Wrench—? There is no half-
measure—NO scratching on the surface of the rubbish heap
of tradition, will bring about Reform, the only method is
Absolute Demolition
Cease to place your confidence in economic legislation, vice-
crusades & uniform education-you are glossing over
Reality.
Professional & commercial careers are opening up for you—
Is that all you want ?
And if you honestly desire to find your level without preju-
dice—be Brave & deny at the outset—that pa-
thetic clap-trap war cry Woman is the
equal of man—
for
She is NOT!
The man who lives a life in which his activities conform to a
social code which is protectorate of the feminine element—
is no longer masculine
The women who adapt themselves to a theoretical valuation of
their sex as a relative impersonality, are not yet
Feminine
Leave off looking to men to find out what you are not —seek
within yourselves to find out what you are
As conditions are at present constituted—you have the choice
between Parasitism, & Prostitu-
tion—or Negation
Men & women are enemies, with the enmity of the exploited
for the parasite, the parasite for the exploited—at present they
are at the mercy of the advantage that each can take of the
others sexual dependence—. The only point at which the
interests of the sexes merge—is the sexual embrace.
