James McGrigor Allan
James McGrigor Allan (1827, Bristol - 1916, Epsom)[1] was a British anthropologist and writer.
Biography
McGrigor was the son of Colin Allan, at one time chief medical officer of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Jane Gibbon.[2] He opposed women's right to vote and argued that universal suffrage would cause the disruption of domestic ties, the desecration of marriage and the dissolution of the family.[3] He attributed the agitation for equal rights to the problem of the "superfluous women" on account of emigration and the growing objection of middle and upper-class men to marriage.[4]
He was a member of the Anthropological Society of London. His younger brother was the poet Peter John Allan.
Works
Fiction
- (1857). Ernest Basil.
- (1858). Grins and Wrinkles.
- (1862). The Cost of a Coronet.
- (1862). The Last Days of a Bachelor: An Autobiography.
- (1863). Nobly False: A Novel.
- (1864). Father Stirling.
- (1887). The Wild Curate.
- (1888). A Lady's Four Perils: A Novel.
- (1903). Where Lies her Charm?
Non-fiction
- (1860). The Intellectual Severance of Men and Women.
- (1890). Woman Suffrage, Wrong in Principle, and Practice: An Essay.
Selected articles
- (1866). "On the Ape-Origin of Mankind," The Popular Magazine of Anthropology 1 (4), pp. 121–128.
- (1868). "Europeans and their Descendants in North America," Journal of the Anthropological Society of London 6, pp. cxxvi-clxvii.
- (1869). "On the Real Differences in the Minds of Men and Women," Journal of the Anthropological Society of London 7, pp. cxcv-ccxix.
- (1870). "A Protest Against Woman's Demand for the Privileges of both Sexes," Victoria Magazine 15, pp. 318–356.
Miscellany
- (1853). "Biographical Notice of the Author," in The Poetical Remains of Peter John Allan. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
References
- ^ Troy J. Bassett, James McGrigor Allan (1827–1916) at "The Circulating Library"
- ^ Vincent, Thomas B. (1988). "Allan, Peter John," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Vol. 7, University of Toronto/Université Laval.
- ^ McGrigor Allan (1890). Woman Suffrage, Wrong in Principle, and Practice: An Essay. London: Remington & Company, p. 269.
- ^ "The Privileges of Both Sexes," Auckland Star, Vol. I, Issue 231, 5 October 1870, p. 2.
Further reading
- Rogers, Katharine M. (1966). Troublesome Helpmate: A History of Misogyny in Literature. Seattle: University of Washington Press, pp. 219–21, 225.
- Theroux, Alexander (1981). "The Misogynist's Library," in Darconville's Cat. New York: Doubleday & Company, pp. 442–451.
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