Land of women

First published in 1915, Land of Women shows what a utopian society composed solely of women would be like. Before the reader discovers the supposed wonder of this utopia, they must follow three explorers—Van, the narrator; the sweet Jeff; and Terry, the macho man—and their reflections and musings about the country, where they are certain men also exist, albeit isolated and summoned only for reproductive purposes. A country of only women, according to the three, would be chaotic, savage, underdeveloped, and unviable. Once there, Van, Jeff and Terry are torn between the curiosity of explorers with scientific aims and the domineering impulse of a man, oscillating between trying to understand more about that utopian and unknown society and the dream of a harem full of women who might be willing to satisfy and serve them.