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It Beats the Shakers, or, A New Tune (1905) is a feminist, anti-Shaker satire by British novelist , based around a fictional community of Shakers. In It Beats the Shakers, the birth of daughters is shown as bringing little joy; in response, supernatural powers are shown as only allowing men to be born on Earth. Once this all-male generation hits biological maturity, the same supernatural powers bring the men women from Venus to act as handmaids, wives and companions.

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  • It Beats the Shakers, or, A New Tune (1905) is a feminist, anti-Shaker satire by British novelist , based around a fictional community of Shakers. In It Beats the Shakers, the birth of daughters is shown as bringing little joy; in response, supernatural powers are shown as only allowing men to be born on Earth. Once this all-male generation hits biological maturity, the same supernatural powers bring the men women from Venus to act as handmaids, wives and companions. The men abuse their wives through neglect, adultery and exploitation. They are forced to do domestic labor, unpaid work in family businesses, and take the full financial burden for household care. In disgust, the women return to Venus with their daughters and leave the Earth a solely male planet. The novel then concluded apocalyptically with the Day of Judgement and the establishment of a New Jerusalem on Earth which is inclusive of women. (en)
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  • It Beats the Shakers, or, A New Tune (1905) is a feminist, anti-Shaker satire by British novelist , based around a fictional community of Shakers. In It Beats the Shakers, the birth of daughters is shown as bringing little joy; in response, supernatural powers are shown as only allowing men to be born on Earth. Once this all-male generation hits biological maturity, the same supernatural powers bring the men women from Venus to act as handmaids, wives and companions. (en)
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