[67] A. Bebel—“Charles Fourier, His Life and His Theories.” Stuttgart, 1907. J. H. W. Dietz.
[68] Irma v. Troll-Borostyani—“The Mission of our Century. A Study of the Woman Question.”
[69] In “Les Femmes qui tuent et les femmes qui votent,” Alexander Dumas, jr., relates that an eminent Catholic clergyman had told him that among hundred of his former female pupils who had become married, at least eighty came to him after a few months had elapsed and told him that marriage was a disappointment to them and that they regretted having married. That seems very plausible indeed. The French bourgeoisie find it compatible with their conscience to have their daughters reared in convents. They are influenced by the assumption that an ignorant woman is more easily guided than an enlightened one. Conflicts and disappointments in marriage are the inevitable result. Laboulaye even frankly advises to maintain the women in moderate ignorance, for “notre empire est détruit si l’homme est reconnu.” (Our rule will be destroyed if man is recognized.)
[70] Softening of the brain has increased more rapidly among women than among men. Among every hundred patients admitted to asylums in Prussia there were cases of softening of the brain:
| [Women] | [Men] | |
|---|---|---|
| 1876–1879 | 17.0 | 3.7 |
| 1880–1891 | 17.3 | 5.4 |
| 1892–1894 | 17.7 | 6.8 |
| 1895–1897 | 18.5 | 7.6 |
| 1898–1901 | 16.2 | 7.5 |
[71] Further details on this subject may be found in “The Book of Women,” by Mrs. H. S. Adams, M. D., Stuttgart.
[72] Dr. F. B. Simon, “The Care of the Health of Women.”
[73] Dr. F. B. Simon discusses this subject and the analogous subject, why so many young women become ill after marriage without being able to account for it, at length. His book is a glaring reflection upon the wrongdoings and vices of men.