by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

On the eve of World War I, an all-female society is discovered somewhere in the distant reaches of the earth by three male explorers who are now forced to re-examine their assumptions about women’s roles in society. A classic early 20th-century vehicle for Gilman’s then-unconventional views of male-female behavior, motherhood, individuality, sense of community, sexuality, and other topics. Mischievous, ironic approach used to telling effect.

“Herland is utopia with a smile, a gentle, witty version of what women can be. As fascinating to women for what it omits entirely as for what it discovers and invents for us, it is a fast and invigorating read.” —Marge Percy

“An important feminist work, long forgotten, and recently published for the first time in book form.” – David Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction (1990)