Women as World Builders: Studies in Modern Feminism

"Women as World Builders: Studies in Modern Feminism" by Floyd Dell is a collection of essays written during the early 20th century. The book explores the feminist movement through the lives and works of various prominent women, highlighting their contributions and the distinctive qualities of the modern woman's movement. It seeks to provide a critical understanding of feminism, emphasizing women's roles as builders of a new world rather than only as passive recipients of societal change. In this insightful examination, Dell presents key figures such as Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Isadora Duncan, discussing their varied approaches to feminism and their impact on society. He illustrates how these women challenged traditional roles, fought for labor rights, and expressed new forms of creativity and freedom. The essays delve into their philosophies and the socio-political context of their activism, portraying feminism as a multifaceted movement that extends beyond suffrage to encompass broader themes of economic independence, self-identity, and the quest for a redefined societal structure. Through these profiles, Dell argues for a recognition of women's capabilities and aspirations in shaping a more just world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Floyd James Dell was an American newspaper and magazine editor, literary critic, novelist, playwright, and poet. Dell has been called "one of the most flamboyant, versatile and influential American Men of Letters of the first third of the 20th Century." In Chicago, he was editor of the nationally syndicated Friday Literary Review. As editor and critic, Dell's influence is seen in the work of many major American writers from the first half of the 20th century. A lifelong poet, he was also a best-selling author, as well as a playwright whose hit Broadway comedy, Little Accident (1928), was made into a Hollywood movie.