civil and political rights-Their partial restitution in the The pioneer women of the nineteenth century-Harriet Martineau -Mary Somerville-Elizabeth Barrett Browning-Marian Evans (George Eliot)—Adelaide Procter-Writers of fiction -Professional women-Miss Fawcett-Miss Ramsay-Poli- tical women-Women philanthropists-Reformers of abuses -Colonial pioneers-Women artists-Founders of the higher education-The present position of women-The extent of the woman's movement—The remaining disabilities of Eng- lish women-The restrictions on female labour-The neces- sity for organisation-The field for women-doctors-The academic honours-The marriage and divorce laws-The Parliamentary Franchise-The Marriage of the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill-French women-Belgian women—German women-Russian women-Women in Finland, in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Portugal, and Italy-Women in Turkey-Women in Asia -Women in Australasia-The American woman - Her ARGUMENT "This should have been a noble creature: he Hath all the energy which would have made A goodly frame of glorious eternity, Had they been wisely mingled; as it is, It is an awful chaos-light and darkness— And mind and dust, and passions and pure thoughts, Mixed and contending without end or order, All dormant or destructive: he will perish, BOOKS OF REFERENCE Sociology. By Professor LETOURNEAU. The Evolution of Marriage. By Professor LETOURNEAU. Man and Woman. By HAVELOCK ELLIS. The Evolution of Sex. By GEDDES and THOMPSON. The Ascent of Man. The Reign of Law. By the DUKE OF ARGYLL. By Professor DRUMMOND. By G. A. REID. The Man of Genius. By Professor LOMBROSO. The Present Evolution of Man. Pioneer Women in Victoria's Reign. By EDWIN A. PRATT. Woman's Share in Primitive Culture. By Professor OTIS MASON. History of European Morals. By W. E. H. LECKY. Social Evolution. By BENJAMIN KIDD. Israel among the Nations. By LEROY-BEAULIEU. 1 British Freewomen. By Mrs. STOPES. Life to Women. By ELLIS ETHELMER. Woman. By AUGUST BEBEL. Miracles and Modern Spiritualism. By ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE. The Hospital. The Lancet. The Humanitarian. The Arena. The American Review. The Fortnightly Review. |