[COMPLETE] Man's Rights; Or, How Would You Like It? Comprising Dreams by Annie Denton Cridge - tg

[hdcn]

Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It? Comprising Dreams by Annie Denton Cridge (1825 - 1875).

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/mans-rights-by-annie-denton-cridge/

"Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It? Comprising Dreams" is the first known feminist utopian novel written by a woman. The text features nine dreams experienced by a first-person female narrator. In the first seven dreams, she visits the planet Mars, finding a society where traditional sex roles and stereotypes are reversed. The narrator witnesses the oppression of the men on Mars and their struggle for equality. In the last two dreams, the narrator visits a future United States ruled by a woman president.

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[TriciaG]

This is set up.

Are you looking for a DPL, or do you have one lined up already? I did put the tilde in the title, assuming you don't have one yet.

[hdcn]

Are you looking for a DPL, or do you have one lined up already? I did put the tilde in the title, assuming you don't have one yet.

Tricia, I will be the DPL for this project. Thanks so much for setting this up!

Jeff B.

[elsieselwyn]

Can I have section 1?

[TriciaG]

Moved to Readers Wanted.

[hdcn]

Can I have section 1?

Elsie,

You're in! Welcome to the project, and thanks so much for claiming.

Jeff B.

[lubee930]

Hi Jeff--May I please claim Section 06 - Dream Number Six--?

And do you want me to read the line "The following four additional "dreams" were added when Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It? was reprinted in Woodhull and Claflin's Weekly, New York, Sep 3-Nov 19, 1870." shown just prior to the text of Dream Number Six?

Thanks!

[hdcn]

Hi Jeff--May I please claim Section 06 - Dream Number Six--?

And do you want me to read the line "The following four additional "dreams" were added when Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It? was reprinted in Woodhull and Claflin's Weekly, New York, Sep 3-Nov 19, 1870." shown just prior to the text of Dream Number Six?

Thanks!

Hi Lucretia, I have assigned the section to you. Thanks for claiming! You don’t need to read that line prior to the text, as we’re omitting “The End” at the end of Section 5.

[lubee930]

Hi Jeff--Here is my Section 06:

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/mansrights_06_dentoncridge_128kb.mp3
21:02

This is quite a little gem of a book!

[hdcn]

Hi Jeff--Here is my Section 06:

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/mansrights_06_dentoncridge_128kb.mp3
21:02

This is quite a little gem of a book!

Thanks so much, Lucretia, for your contribution to the project! Your section is now in for PL.

[hdcn]

After a bit of additional noise reduction, Dream Number Six is now PL OK

[Anitazz]

Hi! I'd like to claim section 3 (Dream 3).

Anita

[hdcn]

Hi! I'd like to claim section 3 (Dream 3).

Anita

It's all yours! Thanks for claiming, and sorry for the delayed response.

Jeff B.

[elsieselwyn]

Here is section 1: https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/mansrights_01_dentoncridge_128kb.mp3 (14:12)

[hdcn]

Here is section 1: https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/mansrights_01_dentoncridge_128kb.mp3 (14:12)

Thanks so much, Elsie, for getting this project kicked off with Dream Number One! I have your recording in for PL.