(6 March 1851 – 2 April 1922) was a Prussian theologian and sociologist, and a Redemptorist priest, who wrote both on the history of Christianity and contemporary issues.

[6][7][8][9] The work was a reply to August Bebel's book Die Frau und der Sozialismus.

[13] In 1899, Franz Hitze invited Rösler to discuss the woman question at a conference titled Praktisch-Sozialer Kursus in Strasbourg.

The book consists of an introduction, followed by three main chapters that each focus on distinct aspects of a woman's life, and a conclusion.

[3] The author's efforts to speak to other men, with the aim to free up some space for women in order to allow a more liberal development, was seen as revolutionary.