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wowork forces liberation movework forcet in Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and When It Changed by Joanna RussDuring the long history of science fiction, nonpareilness of the most common themes is the utopia. Many feminists used utopia to convey their ideas. Two of these stories, Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and When It Changed by Joanna Russ portray feminist utopias in different ways. Herland shows a hostel lacking men, and makes this seem positive, while When It Changed shows an all-female bon ton that mirrors a world with men. through with(predicate) their respective stories, the authors are saying that women should be considered equal to men. Gilman points out that women should be accepted because they can survive on their own, while Russ suggests that women can be as strong as men if necessary. Herland is the story of three men that stumble upon a society populated entirely by women. This socialisation is superior in virtually all ways to the world of the men. T he bank clerk is one of the visiting men, and he is constantly in awe of the perfection. The women of Herland have no poverty, hunger, or evil. This novel was written in a epoch when the womens movement was in its earliest stages. This parallels the fact that Herland, and most utopias, are found in distant, isolated locations. Gilmans portrayal of a Utopian feminist society is perfect, without any outwardly apparent flaws. Although her view is exaggerated, she suggests that a society made up of all females would be superior to one with both sexes, and, in saying this, she makes a powerful statement for womens equality. Bernice Hausman writes, Gilmans social Darwinism rested on the assertion that women, as a collective entity, could, if they chose, be the moving force in the recognition of society. (1... ...e division that women deserve to be accepted in society. Russ attempts to show this through the society on Whileaway, where the women survive without men by becoming like me n themselves. In contrast, Gilman uses a society of females to show that women were confined by their roles of society, and were confident of much more. Sources usedClemons, Tammy. Feminism in Herland A Utopian sight of Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Published on www.womenwriters.netGilman, Charlotte Perkins. Herland. Minola, New York Dover Publications, Inc., 1998. Hausman, Bernice L. Sex before sex activity Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the evolutionary paradigm of utopia. Feminist Studies, Fall 1998 issue.Russ, Joanna. When It Changed. The Prentice Hall Anthology of comprehension Fiction and Fantasy. Ed. Garyn G. Roberts. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Prentice Hall, 2001. Pg. 946-951.