Three adventurous friends Vandyck Jennings, known as Van, Terry Nicholson, and Jeff Margrave take an expedition to the uncharted areas of the world. Even though Charlotte Gilman, the author, never clearly states where the uncharted area exists, rumors of the strange land that exist consists of only women. The three men are driven to explore for the new land by the love of adventure, genuine desire for knowledge, and the tales of a land full of only women. The men use Terry’s airplane to explore the mountains and see signs of a hidden civilization so decide to land. As they explore the hidden country, the men notice agricultural and technological skills that they believe men created. The men soon notice three young women watching them from the trees and try to communicate with them. Terry used a necklace to draw one woman closer but when he tried to grab her they fled.
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The three men decide to make a break for it but are soon drugged by the women and captive. The men eventually try to make another break to the airplane when they encounter the three women, Celis, Alima, and Ellador, who first watched the men arrive. The men fall for the three women again and are captured. While captive, the women teach the men their language as well as how their community works. The men find out Herland has been without men for over 2,000 years because of wars and natural disasters. A young girl miraculously became pregnant by sol-reproduction and had more girls herself whom inherited the gift of sol-reproduction, creating a population of just women. Forced to defend themselves the women organized their society to last over the years in which competition, crime, and antisocial behavior do not exist. Herland is essentially a giant family of generations all pursuing the common
The three men decide to make a break for it but are soon drugged by the women and captive. The men eventually try to make another break to the airplane when they encounter the three women, Celis, Alima, and Ellador, who first watched the men arrive. The men fall for the three women again and are captured. While captive, the women teach the men their language as well as how their community works. The men find out Herland has been without men for over 2,000 years because of wars and natural disasters. A young girl miraculously became pregnant by sol-reproduction and had more girls herself whom inherited the gift of sol-reproduction, creating a population of just women. Forced to defend themselves the women organized their society to last over the years in which competition, crime, and antisocial behavior do not exist. Herland is essentially a giant family of generations all pursuing the common