In a peasant cottage in an unnamed country at war, the women gather the harvest while the men march to the front. The government urges young women to marry soldiers before they leave so that the nation will have sons, and one wife whose husband is at the front dares to protest against the emperor, the generals and the church that bless the scheme.
A short, passionate pacifist drama of 1915, a striking voice from the women’s movement. Download the free EPUB.