This edited publication is reflective of the wisdom that Helen Andelin gained over the years following her initial publishing and success after countless hours in educational settings with her certified teachers and their students, through reader correspondences, from conversations with her daughters, and from her own private contemplation.įascinating Womanhood Vintage Edition will teach you: Vintage Edition leans more on the essential and practical principles that made the original book so powerful.
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Before she passed away, Helen Andelin asked her eldest daughter, Dixie Andelin Forsyth, to update her work to reflect changes in culture and to help the book reach a broader international audience.
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Fascinating Womanhood is the original guide for women on how to find true happiness in relationships and marriage. “Fascinating Womanhood for the Timeless Woman holds the position that most cultures have lost the sense of ascendancy that comes from proper cultivation of femininity and masculinity in women and men, respectively.įascinating Womanhood is proud to introduce the long-awaited update to the international best-seller that was translated in to ten languages and sold millions of copies around the world and gave birth to a global women’s movement. While some may wonder whether these teachings have relevance within the context of a modern world, Dixie believes they have never been more important. The sequel Fascinating Womanhood for the Timeless Woman sees Andelin’s daughter, Dixie Andelin Forsyth, pick up her mother’s mantle with the aim of ‘awakening an enlightened form of femininity in women, in order to inspire a noble masculinity in men and create a lifelong romance.’ With teachings that lean strongly on relationship roles-focusing on division of labor between task and relationship leaders-Fascinating Womanhood has also been called “the book feminists love to hate” and there’s no doubt that its sequel is set to raise eyebrows, particularly at a time when gender norms and roles are a hot topic. As controversial as it was popular, the book also spawned a grassroots movement of classes where women could learn more about feminine influence in relationships and the home-classes that continue to this day in countries all over the world. Originally published in 1963, Fascinating Womanhood sold over 5 million copies globally and was translated into 7 languages.
Over 50 years after the original book, the sequel to Helen Andelin’s Fascinating Womanhood is here. I titled it "daughters" in case any of them would like to get involved.Sequel to the Bestseller that Birthed an International Women’s Movement! I hope this blog might grow into something that might help others and shed some light on my mother's teachings and misunderstandings! Mom finished the book when I was 12 years old so I grew up with it. Women should be treated with respect and equal rights too.
By the way, I think it's too bad that the word "feminist" was taken by so many women who hate men. I have taught classes and was there when my mother was interviewed by some of the toughest (and meanest) feminists out there. I am far from perfect but I hope I can at least help shed some light on both my mother (if anyone is interested in that) and also the principles of Fascinating Womanhood in today's world. I adore my husband Bob, the love of my life. I have 7 grown children and 12 grandchildren so far. I have been married almost 41 years I married my husband Bob when I was 19 years old.
I recently re-read the book and realized that there is a lot that very much needs updating to help women in the never ending struggle to be feminine women, to be ever excited about being women and not men and learning what it takes to have a truly happy marriage. She would have loved the idea of a blog by the way. Unfortunately, the update didn't happen before she died. About a year before she died, she and I discussed the need to update her book for our ever changing culture to reflect the changing times we live in and how femininity is more important than ever for us women. Mom had a very happy marriage that lasted almost 60 years. My mother died last year which was hard for all of us but I thought I would carry on some of her thoughts and my own on the subject of happy marriages. Hi! I am the oldest daughter of Helen Andelin, author of Fascinating Womanhood.
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