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December 30, 1953
The Daily Record
Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina
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Dr. Jolande Jacobi, a psychotherapist from Zurich, lectures in New York that modern women's intellectual gains have eroded romantic awe and courtship, turning relationships into equal partnerships lacking fantasy and gallantry.
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Brains Labelled
Love's Antagonist
NEW YORK (UP) - Today's woman is twice as brainy as her grandmother, but what she's gained in intellect, she's lost in romance one authority says.
Dr. Jolande Jacobi, of the faculty of the Carl Jung Institute for Analytical Psychology, Zurich Switzerland, says that modern woman does not hold man in awe as did the woman of two generations ago.
"Woman has solved her inferiority complex on the intellectual level," said Dr. Jacobi, who is lecturing on marriage at the New School for Social Research
But the psychotherapist says that modern woman's equal status also has eliminated much of the fantasy and beauty from her life.
She has become too much of a pal, and as a result, protection, gallantry, and courtship have gone out the window.
Dr. Jacobi says men aren't inclined to woo women when they are forced to compete with them for jobs or seats on the subway.
Dr. Jacobi, a grandmother doesn't see much chance of today's woman reverting to the type of 50 years ago, but she does feel that a successful marriage these days requires a lot of work.
"The perfect marriage," she said. "requires that the partners love each other as they are, and not as
Love's Antagonist
NEW YORK (UP) - Today's woman is twice as brainy as her grandmother, but what she's gained in intellect, she's lost in romance one authority says.
Dr. Jolande Jacobi, of the faculty of the Carl Jung Institute for Analytical Psychology, Zurich Switzerland, says that modern woman does not hold man in awe as did the woman of two generations ago.
"Woman has solved her inferiority complex on the intellectual level," said Dr. Jacobi, who is lecturing on marriage at the New School for Social Research
But the psychotherapist says that modern woman's equal status also has eliminated much of the fantasy and beauty from her life.
She has become too much of a pal, and as a result, protection, gallantry, and courtship have gone out the window.
Dr. Jacobi says men aren't inclined to woo women when they are forced to compete with them for jobs or seats on the subway.
Dr. Jacobi, a grandmother doesn't see much chance of today's woman reverting to the type of 50 years ago, but she does feel that a successful marriage these days requires a lot of work.
"The perfect marriage," she said. "requires that the partners love each other as they are, and not as
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Love
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Modern Women
Intellectual Equality
Loss Of Romance
Gender Roles
Marriage Dynamics
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Jolande Jacobi
Where did it happen?
New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Dr. Jolande Jacobi
Location
New York
Story Details
Dr. Jolande Jacobi argues that modern women, having overcome intellectual inferiority, no longer hold men in awe, leading to loss of romance, fantasy, and courtship in relationships as they become equals and pals.