Utopies féministes modernes et rêves de parthénogenèse
Parthenogenesis in Modern Feminist Utopias

Summary/Abstract: The emergence of modern feminism inspired the revisiting, among other ancient themes, of the Amazons figure. Living alone, without cooperation with men, the Amazons could be a symbol for new ideals of social, moral and spiritual emancipation of modern women. The most radical element that can advocate the idea of feminine independence was the fantasy of parthenogenesis. The works discussed in this paper, Mizora. A Prophecy (1890) by Mary E. Bradley Lane, Herland (1915) by Charlotte Perkins, With Her in Ourland (1916) by Charlotte Perkins, The Female Man (1975) by Joanna Russ, and Woman on the Edge of Time (1976) by Marge Piercy explore the social and anthropological consequences in women’s utopian societies triggered by the lack of heterosexual relationships and unisexual engendering.

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