Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Three male explorers stumble upon a hidden, all-female society where women reproduce asexually and have built a peaceful, advanced civilization. As they are welcomed and studied by the women, their assumptions about gender, power, and culture are challenged. Each man reacts differently, revealing tensions between patriarchal values and this new matriarchal world. The plot serves as a vehicle for feminist critique and utopian imagination. It’s a thought-provoking, satirical exploration of what society could become without male dominance.