Sex and Common-Sense

"Sex and Common-Sense" by A. Maude Royden is a deep examination of sex, morals, and society in the early 1900s. This book looks at the difficulties in sexual relationships and pleads for society to change how it views morality. Royden thinks of sex as a natural drive and wants people to talk about it without shame. The story begins by talking about how the war made the issue surrounding the sexes even worse by creating a situation with more women than men. This puts pressure on women to remain single, and the book questions old ideas about morality that ignore women's sexual needs and rights. Through her speeches, the author attempts to change the narrative around sex, moving it from a subject associated with shame to one of respect and comprehension, arguing that a strong moral structure must acknowledge and value the intricacies of human nature rather than suppress them.