“I,” Sex-Antagonism continues, “Am the one who ushers in the greatest happiness in life—for I stimulate an expression of the innate talents of a better self. It matters not whether the person be a laborer, a housewife, a politicion, a professional or business man or woman,—each is happy in proportion to the innate perfections he or she is expressing.

“The feminist movement is an effort toward expression, where before there has been suppression. Woman wants to be happy along with the rest of the world.

“When modern man recognizes modern woman as an equal, worthy of competition, happiness will be found for both. Sex-Antagonism will then stimulate the better talents of each into activity.

“True harmony and co-operation can only be found through mutual understanding. Competition in self-expression promotes understanding, and prevents the sacrifices of one individuality for another. Modern woman maintains her individuality, understands and is better understood than were her ancestors.

“Between ancient man, who was lord of all he surveyed, and his slave, woman, no constructive conflict existed. It takes two opposing elements to cause a conflict. The man was sufficiently aggressive to find a means of expressing his talents; but undeveloped woman completely submerged her individuality to man. Lack of respect for woman was the effect on man.

“But a tide of sex-antagonism is rising! Latent talents are developing! Co-operation between the sexes is in sight. The modern woman has arrived. She expresses her sentiments in the Delineator: “The modern woman wants a common share in all her husband’s interests, in his failures as well as his successes, his love as well as his money. The modern woman wants a partner not a master.”

After this burst of enthusiasm the voice of Sex-Antagonism grows suddenly deep and serious, “Sex-Antagonism helps to fulfill the plan of creation. One of the objects of creation is production. The antagonistic, the law of opposites is used for creative purposes. The feminine and masculine, the negative and positive are opposing elements; their union produces a new creation.

“The reality of man has two aspects. One aspect attaches him to this world, its thoughts and affairs. The other aspect directs his attention to the ideals of a spiritual existence. Everyone wants to be good—and is inclined to not be good. The fusion of the two opposing elements in man, the material and the spiritual, results in an individuality that is eternal. We say such a man has character. In the same way, the illumination radiating from an incandescent bulb has resulted from the union of the negative and positive poles of electricty. Just so the two opposite poles that represent the human race, when properly united, will produce an illumined understanding that will become universal.”

A silence of thought ensues. . . . . The message of Sex-Antagonism awakens me to a new realization of life. I see all the conflicting forces in the world—negative and positive, male and female, constructive and destructive, material and spiritual constantly contributing their individual energy toward the equalization, the realization of fuller and more perfect life.