Note: A short version of this novel appeared in the December 1917 issue of McClure's Magazine. The full, much expanded, version was published as a book 1917-12-21, with 1918 copyright date (title page undated?). --SFE3, biographical entry by John Clute

Synopsis: "... set in the very Near Future, German women arrange a simultaneous behind-the-lines demolition of German war materiel, bring down the patriarchical monarchy, establish a left-wing government under the control of their female leader (see Feminism; Women in SF), and end World War One; this averts the suicidal consequences of a punitive settlement, in which "the conquerors ... would show no mercy." On that score, Atherton was tragically prescient." (underscore represents linked cross-reference) --SFE3