TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Physiology 5
I. TOO MUCH NATURAL HISTORY 7
II. DARWIN, HUXLEY, AND BUCKLE 11
III. WHICH IS THE STRONGER? 16
IV. THE SPIRIT OF SMALL TYRANNY 18
V. “THE NOBLE SEX” 21
VI. PHYSIOLOGICAL CROAKING 24
VII. THE TRUTH ABOUT OUR GRANDMOTHERS 28
VIII. THE PHYSIQUE OF AMERICAN WOMEN 33
IX. “VERY MUCH FATIGUED” 37
X. THE LIMITATIONS OF SEX 40
Temperament 43
XI. THE INVISIBLE LADY 45
XII. SACRED OBSCURITY 49
XIII. “OUR TRIALS” 52
XIV. VIRTUES IN COMMON 55
XV. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 60
XVI. ANGELIC SUPERIORITY 63
XVII. VICARIOUS HONORS 66
XVIII. THE GOSPEL OF HUMILIATION 69
XIX. “CELERY AND CHERUBS” 73
XX. THE NEED OF CAVALRY 77
XXI. “THE REASON FIRM, THE TEMPERATE WILL” 80
XXII. “ALLURES TO BRIGHTER WORLDS, AND LEADS THE WAY” 83
2The Home 87
XXIII. WANTED―HOMES 89
XXIV. THE ORIGIN OF CIVILIZATION 93
XXV. THE LOW-WATER MARK 96
XXVI. “OBEY” 99
XXVII. WOMAN IN THE CHRYSALIS 103
XXVIII. TWO AND TWO 106
XXIX. A MODEL HOUSEHOLD 109
XXX. A SAFEGUARD FOR THE FAMILY 112
XXXI. WOMEN AS ECONOMISTS 116
XXXII. GREATER INCLUDES LESS 120
XXXIII. A CO-PARTNERSHIP 123
XXXIV. “ONE RESPONSIBLE HEAD” 127
XXXV. ASKING FOR MONEY 131
XXXVI. WOMANHOOD AND MOTHERHOOD 135
XXXVII. A GERMAN POINT OF VIEW 139
XXXVIII. CHILDLESS WOMEN 142
XXXIX. THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO MOTHERS 145
Society 149
XL. FOAM AND CURRENT 151
XLI. “IN SOCIETY” 155
XLII. THE BATTLE OF THE CARDS 159
XLIII. SOME WORKING-WOMEN 163
XLIV. THE EMPIRE OF MANNERS 167
XLV. “GIRLSTEROUSNESS” 171
XLVI. ARE WOMEN NATURAL ARISTOCRATS? 175
XLVII. MRS. BLANK’S DAUGHTERS 178
XLVIII. THE EUROPEAN PLAN 181
XLIX. “FEATHERSES” 185
L. SOME MAN-MILLINERY 189
LI. SUBLIME PRINCES IN DISTRESS 192
3Education 197
LII. “EXPERIMENTS” 199
LIII. INTELLECTUAL CINDERELLAS 203
LIV. FOREIGN EDUCATION 207
LV. TEACHING THE TEACHERS 210
LVI. “CUPID-AND-PSYCHOLOGY” 213
LVII. MEDICAL SCIENCE FOR WOMEN 216
LVIII. SEWING IN SCHOOLS 219
LIX. CASH PREMIUMS FOR STUDY 223
LX. MENTAL HORTICULTURE 226
Employment 231
LXI. “SEXUAL DIFFERENCE OF EMPLOYMENT” 233
LXII. THE USE OF ONE’S FEET 237
LXIII. MISS INGELOW’S PROBLEM 240
LXIV. SELF-SUPPORT 245
LXV. SELF-SUPPORTING WIVES 248
LXVI. THE PROBLEM OF WAGES 251
LXVII. THOROUGH 255
LXVIII. LITERARY ASPIRANTS 259
LXIX. “THE CAREER OF LETTERS” 263
LXX. TALKING AND TAKING 266
LXXI. HOW TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC 269
Principles of Government 273
LXXII. WE THE PEOPLE 275
LXXIII. THE USE OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 278
LXXIV. THE TRADITIONS OF THE FATHERS 281
LXXV. SOME OLD-FASHIONED PRINCIPLES 285
LXXVI. FOUNDED ON A ROCK 288
LXXVII. “THE GOOD OF THE GOVERNED” 292
LXXVIII. RULING AT SECOND-HAND 296
LXXIX. “TOO MANY VOTERS ALREADY” 299
4Suffrage 303
LXXX. DRAWING THE LINE 305
LXXXI. FOR SELF-PROTECTION 309
LXXXII. WOMANLY STATESMANSHIP 312
LXXXIII. TOO MUCH PREDICTION 316
LXXXIV. FIRST-CLASS CARRIAGES 320
LXXXV. EDUCATION VIA SUFFRAGE 324
LXXXVI. “OFF WITH HER HEAD!” 328
LXXXVII. FOLLOW YOUR LEADERS 331
LXXXVIII. HOW TO MAKE WOMEN UNDERSTAND POLITICS. 335
LXXXIX. “INFERIOR TO MAN, AND NEAR TO ANGELS” 339
Objections to Suffrage 343