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Hello, I'm Dixie Andelin Forsyth

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Welcome, I’m so glad you’ve found your way here! Fascinating Womanhood began with my mother’s heartfelt desire to share the principles that transformed her own marriage, and I’ve continued that mission for today’s women. If you’ve ever longed for deeper love, greater confidence, or a more meaningful connection, you’re in the right place.

Keep reading to discover how it all began—and how it can help you, too.

The 3 Pillars of

Fascinating Womahood

Reclaiming Femininity

True femininity is a powerful and beautiful gift, not a weakness. In this book, you’ll rediscover the unique strength of being wholly female and how embracing your natural design can bring joy, clarity, and quiet influence in every area of your life.

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Inspiring Masculinity

Men are deeply influenced by the women in their lives. By understanding how men think, feel, and solve problems differently, you’ll learn how to inspire their best qualities—without control or criticism—fostering greater love, respect, and leadership in your relationship.

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Creating Life Long Love

With the right perspective and tools, romance doesn’t have to fade—it can deepen. Whether you're newly married or years in, you’ll discover how to nurture lasting connection and joy with your husband by practicing timeless principles that speak to the heart of a good man.

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The Story That Started a Movement — and Could Transform Yours

It all began with a woman named Helen Andelin, a devoted wife and mother who, like so many women, dreamed of a deep, lasting love with the man of her dreams. Though she and her husband Aubrey were happily married, she found herself longing for something more—a connection that touched the heart and soul, not just the day-to-day rhythm of life.

One day, in a moment of quiet vulnerability, Helen shared her feelings with a close friend, who handed her a set of old booklets from the 1920’s written for single girls that offered insights into femininity and love. Helen dove into them with hope, and what followed was nothing short of transformational. Almost immediately, she saw a shift in her marriage. Aubrey responded with renewed tenderness, and the love between them deepened into something beautiful.

Moved by how much it helped her own life, Helen felt she had to share what she’d learned.

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It started with a small group of women in her living room, but it quickly grew—soon she was teaching full classes in local churches. Women were eager to learn more and kept asking her to put it all into a book for married women. So Helen expanded on her original ideas, adding personal lessons from her own marriage and her experience as a mother of eight. The result was Fascinating Womanhood, a book that would go on to sell millions and touch lives around the world. Despite publishing challenges, Helen and Aubrey boldly printed the first batch themselves, stacking thousands of books in their garage. They didn’t just start a movement—they grew it step by step, book by book.

Helen went on to teach thousands of women, train teachers around the world, appear on national television, and launch a full program rooted in helping women rediscover their femininity and transform their marriages.

That legacy didn’t end with Helen.

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Her daughter, Dixie Andelin Forsyth, has lovingly carried it into the modern era. With a fresh voice and deep respect for her mother’s teachings, Dixie has not only updated the original Fascinating Womanhood for today’s women, but also written her own powerful book, Fascinating Womanhood for the Timeless Woman. Written during her own joyful and inspiring 50-year marriage to her husband, Bob, the book reflects a life built on love, purpose, and unwavering belief in the power of femininity.

Together, Dixie and Bob raised seven children and have continued spreading the message of Fascinating Womanhood across the globe. Through books, masterclasses and social media, they are reaching a new generation of women from every culture and walk of life—offering them tools to create the same kind of enduring love and happiness Helen once longed for.

Asked Questions

Frequently

  • Are you a femininity beginner? We suggest all beginners start with our Vintage edition with the companion workbook. Do you feel pretty confident in your knowledge of femininity?  We suggest starting with our more advanced Timeless edition with the companion workbook. 

  • We recommend starting with Fascinating Girl: Vintage Edition—a heartfelt, powerful guide just for single women.

    Based on the original Fascinating Girl by Helen Andelin, this updated edition—refreshed by her daughter Dixie Andelin Forsyth—helps you:

    Embrace your natural femininity

    Build confidence in your worth
    Understand what inspires lasting devotion from honorable men
    Lay the foundation for a strong, joyful, and lasting marriage

    Backed by decades of wisdom, real-life results, and cultural relevance, this isn’t just another dating book. It’s a blueprint for becoming the woman you were born to be—so you can build the love story you’ve always dreamed of.

    Whether you’ve never been in love, or you’ve been hurt before, this book will meet you right where you are—and walk you toward the relationship you were made for.

  • We have 12 Masterclass videos on Youtube with over 9 hours of expert content from Dixie herself that expand on all of the teachings in our books. We are also on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube where we share tips and offer guidance via videos, group chats, monthly challenges and more.

  • Fascinating Womanhood began as a Christian women’s movement. For a time, Bible verses were added so it could be taught in churches, starting with the first book printing in 1963. Later, after Helen Andelin visited Japan, she realized the book needed to be more inclusive and relatable to people of different faiths. Revisions were made, and by 2017 the movement returned to a broader approach. Fascinating Womanhood is now a global organization welcoming all cultures and beliefs. While we sometimes speak about faith in a higher power and have released a book specifically for Christian based readers, we do not promote any specific religion.

  • Answer, yes! We have recently released a book for kids which can be found in our Shop. (we need to discuss adding Grezzie to the shop)

  • Yes. Whether you’ve never been married, divorced, widowed, married, young or old -  Fascinating Womanhood can help!

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Explore the original teachings of Fascinating Womanhood as well as modern updates designed for today’s woman.