Woman in Modern Society

"Woman in Modern Society" by Earl Barnes, is an exploration of how women's roles were changing at the beginning of the 1900s. The book looks at the increasing role of women in culture, and how society viewed them then. Important topics within are women's history, their ability to become educated, and their own financial freedom, dealing mainly with gender and how women started to take on bigger parts in a more modern world. The book starts by talking about what being a woman really meant as the world changed. It studies the natural and mental differences between men and women, giving a detailed look at how women grew and changed throughout history and in different cultures. It stresses the importance of their learning and what society expects from them, showing how women moved away from old traditions to take on new and important jobs. The book prepares the reader to look further into how women dealt with who they were and what they were responsible for, setting everything up for later discussions.