The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Queenly Power of Women

Ruskin, John. "The Queenly Power of Women." New York Saturday Press, November 14, 1865, 212-214.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
essay
Abstract

Considering some writings from Shakespeare and other contemporaries, Ruskin argues that the woman's dominion is separate from man but equal nonetheless.