CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER I.
TRUE WOMANHOOD.
TRUE WOMANHOOD.
TRUE WOMANHOOD.
Female education.—Physical training.—Intellectual development.—Moral discipline.—Spiritual culture.—Education complete
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CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER II.
PECULIARITIES OF FEMALE CHARACTER.
PECULIARITIES OF FEMALE CHARACTER.
PECULIARITIES OF FEMALE CHARACTER.
Woman in relation to man.—Corporeal organization.—Patient endurance.—Caution.—Sympathy.—Love of approbation.—Tenacity of purpose.—Modesty.—Discernment of character.—Piety
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CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER III.
DOMESTIC WOMEN.
DOMESTIC WOMEN.
DOMESTIC WOMEN.
Section I.—Susanna Wesley.
Section I.—Susanna Wesley.
Section I.—Susanna Wesley.
Woman’s sphere.—Biography.—A noble wife.—A good mother.—Home education.—Relation to Methodism.—Character of Mrs. Wesley
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Section II.—Eliza Hessel.
Section II.—Eliza Hessel.
Section II.—Eliza Hessel.
Woman’s mission.—Biography.—A right purpose in life.—An excellent daughter.—A loving sister.—Household management.—Character of Miss Hessel
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CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER IV.
PHILANTHROPIC WOMEN.
PHILANTHROPIC WOMEN.
PHILANTHROPIC WOMEN.
Section I.—Elizabeth Fry.
Section I.—Elizabeth Fry.
Section I.—Elizabeth Fry.
Woman’s work.—Biography.—Early schemes of usefulness.—The prisoner’s friend.—Family bereavements.—Relative duties.—Character of Mrs. Fry
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Section II.—Amelia Wilhelmina Sieveking.
Section II.—Amelia Wilhelmina Sieveking.
Section II.—Amelia Wilhelmina Sieveking.
Woman’s rights.—Biography.—Amateur teaching.—Services in the hospital.—Protestant sisterhoods.—Spinsters respectable, happy, and useful.—Character of Miss Sieveking
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CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER V.
LITERARY WOMEN.
LITERARY WOMEN.
LITERARY WOMEN.
Section I.—Hannah More.
Section I.—Hannah More.
Section I.—Hannah More.
Literature.—Biography.—Successful authorship.—Character of Mrs. More
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Section II.—Anne Grant.
Section II.—Anne Grant.
Section II.—Anne Grant.
Letter-writers.—Biography.—Literary career.—Character of Mrs. Grant
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Section III.—Anne Louisa Staël.
Section III.—Anne Louisa Staël.
Section III.—Anne Louisa Staël.
Versatility of genius.—Biography.—Analysis of writings.—Character of Mad. de Staël
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Section IV.—Carolina, Baroness Nairne.
Section IV.—Carolina, Baroness Nairne.
Section IV.—Carolina, Baroness Nairne.
What is poetry.—Biography.—Extracts and criticisms.—Character of Baroness Nairne
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Section V.—Felicia Dorothea Hemans.
Section V.—Felicia Dorothea Hemans.
Section V.—Felicia Dorothea Hemans.
Lyric poetry.—Biography.—Review of poems.—Character of Mrs. Hemans
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Section VI.—Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Section VI.—Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Section VI.—Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Epic poetry.—Biography.—Place as a poetess.—Character of Mrs. Browning
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Section VII.—Charlotte Nicholls.[Currer Bell.]
Section VII.—Charlotte Nicholls.[Currer Bell.]
Section VII.—Charlotte Nicholls.[Currer Bell.]
Works of fiction.—Biography.—Merits as a novelist.—Character of Mrs. Nicholls
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CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VI.
SCIENTIFIC WOMEN.
SCIENTIFIC WOMEN.
SCIENTIFIC WOMEN.
Section I.—Caroline Lucretia Herschel.
Section I.—Caroline Lucretia Herschel.
Section I.—Caroline Lucretia Herschel.
Astronomy.—Biography.—Astronomical discoveries.—Works on astronomy.—Character of Miss Herschel.
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Section II.—Jane Anne Taylor.[Janet Taylor.]
Section II.—Jane Anne Taylor.[Janet Taylor.]
Section II.—Jane Anne Taylor.[Janet Taylor.]
Navigation.—Biography.—Publications on navigation.—Nautical and mathematical academy.—Character of Mrs. Taylor
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CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VII.
HOLY WOMEN.
HOLY WOMEN.
HOLY WOMEN.
Section I.—Selina, Countess of Huntingdon.
Section I.—Selina, Countess of Huntingdon.
Section I.—Selina, Countess of Huntingdon.
The gospel not a thing of sex.—Biography.—Conversion.—The higher Christian life.—Chaplains.—Founder of a religious community.—Character of the Countess of Huntingdon
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Section II.—Elizabeth, Duchess of Gordon.
Section II.—Elizabeth, Duchess of Gordon.
Section II.—Elizabeth, Duchess of Gordon.
Religion in high life.—Biography.—Regeneration.—Deepening of the Lord’s work.—Open-air services.—Good works.—Character of the Duchess of Gordon
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Section III.—Mary Jane Graham.
Section III.—Mary Jane Graham.
Section III.—Mary Jane Graham.
Piety and circumstance.—Biography.—The great change.—Theological attainments.—Practical religion.—Progress and power.—Character of Miss Graham
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Section IV.—Fidelia Fiske.
Section IV.—Fidelia Fiske.
Section IV.—Fidelia Fiske.
Christianity and human nature.—Biography.—Second and better birth.—Juvenile habit of doing good.—Missionary life.—Showers of blessing.—Character of Miss Fiske
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CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER VIII.
FORMATION OF FEMALE CHARACTER.
Value and influence of character.—Original constitution.—Family circle.—Society.—Impartative and receptive elements.—Twofold operation of the mind
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CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER IX.
NATURAL EQUALITY OF THE SEXES.
Difference and similarity.—Political equality.—Social equality.—Intellectual equality.—Moral equality.—Religious equality
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MODEL WOMEN.
MODEL WOMEN.
MODEL WOMEN.