CHAPTER I. TRUE WOMANHOOD. Female education.—Physical training.—Intellectual development.—Moral discipline.—Spiritual culture.—Education complete Page 1 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 Page 29 DOMESTIC WOMEN. Woman’s sphere.—Biography.—A noble wife.—A good mother.—Home education.—Relation to Methodism.—Character of Mrs. Wesley Page 55 Woman’s mission.—Biography.—A right purpose in life.—An excellent daughter.—A loving sister.—Household management.—Character of Miss Hessel Page 72 PHILANTHROPIC WOMEN. Woman’s work.—Biography.—Early schemes of usefulness.—The prisoner’s friend.—Family bereavements.—Relative duties.—Character of Mrs. Fry Page 88 Woman’s rights.—Biography.—Amateur teaching.—Services in the hospital.—Protestant sisterhoods.—Spinsters respectable, happy, and useful.—Character of Miss Sieveking Page 104 LITERARY WOMEN. Literature.—Biography.—Successful authorship.—Character of Mrs. More Page 122 Letter-writers.—Biography.—Literary career.—Character of Mrs. Grant Page 135 Versatility of genius.—Biography.—Analysis of writings.—Character of Mad. de StaËl Page 148 What is poetry.—Biography.—Extracts and criticisms.—Character of Baroness Nairne Page 162 Lyric poetry.—Biography.—Review of poems.—Character of Mrs. Hemans Page 175 Epic poetry.—Biography.—Place as a poetess.—Character of Mrs. Browning Page 188 Works of fiction.—Biography.—Merits as a novelist.—Character of Mrs. Nicholls Page 200 SCIENTIFIC WOMEN. Astronomy.—Biography.—Astronomical discoveries.—Works on astronomy.—Character of Miss Herschel. Page 216 Navigation.—Biography.—Publications on navigation.—Nautical and mathematical academy.—Character of Mrs. Taylor Page 228 HOLY WOMEN. 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 Page 241 Religion in high life.—Biography.—Regeneration.—Deepening of the Lord’s work.—Open-air services.—Good works.—Character of the Duchess of Gordon Page 257 Piety and circumstance.—Biography.—The great change.—Theological attainments.—Practical religion.—Progress and power.—Character of Miss Graham Page 273 Christianity and human nature.—Biography.—Second and better birth.—Juvenile habit of doing good.—Missionary life.—Showers of blessing.—Character of Miss Fiske Page 289 FORMATION OF FEMALE CHARACTER. Value and influence of character.—Original constitution.—Family circle.—Society.—Impartative and receptive elements.—Twofold operation of the mind Page 308 NATURAL EQUALITY OF THE SEXES. Difference and similarity.—Political equality.—Social equality.—Intellectual equality.—Moral equality.—Religious equality Page 329 |