![]() The men ultimately learn that motherhood is the reason for Herland’s success-the maternal love that Herlandians feel for their own children extends to all children, and thus they selflessly work to improve their world for their daughters and their daughters’ daughters. When three men-Americans named Terry, Van, and Jeff-discover Herland, they struggle to understand the importance the Herlandians place on motherhood. ![]() ![]() Motherhood is considered sacred and giving birth is the most important part of any Herlandian woman’s life, although they are only allowed to reproduce once unless they receive special permission. As Gilman explains in her novel Herland, Herlandian women reproduce through a process called parthenogenesis in which an ovum develops into a baby without being fertilized by a man’s sperm. As a society full of women, Herland is also a society full of mothers. ![]()
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