Woman: Her Position, Influence, and Achievements Throughout the Civilized World. Her Biography. Her History, From the Garden of Eden to the Twentieth Century, Prepared by Carefully Selected Writers

667, [1] pp. 8vo. 9 x 6 1/2. Red cloth, black titles and borders. Illustrations throughout. Includes contributions from Henry Woldmar Ruoff, Marcus Benjamin, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, May Wright Sewall, Rev. James W. Cole, W.H.P. Faunce, Anna A. Gordon, Rev. Willard E. Waterbury, David Starr Jordan, Edward W. Bok, Anna Le Porte Diggs, Helena Modjeska, William C. King, Bishop John H. Vincent. CONTENTS: Book One -- Woman Before the Christian Era, From Eden to Christ: Women of Pre-Christian Fame; Position of Woman in Pre-Christian Civilization; Book Two -- Woman During the First Four Christian Centuries, to the Fall of the Roman Empire: Leading Women of the Period; Woman from the Time of Christ to the Fall of Rome; Book Three -- Woman During the Dark Ages, From the Fall of Rome to the Crusades, A.D. 500 to 1100: Prominent Women of the Dark Ages; General Conditions of Woman During the Dark Ages; Book Four -- Woman Under Medieval Institutions, to the Discovery of America, A.D. 1100 to 1500: Prominent Women of Medieval Times; Influence of Medieval Women; Book Five -- The Dawn of Woman's Power. Period of Intellectual Awakening, A.D. 1500 to 1800: Prominent Women of the Awakening Period; Woman During the Period of Intellectual Awakening; Book Six -- The Golden Age of Woman's Achievement. A Century of Unparalleled Progress, A.D. 1800 to 1900: Leading Women of the Nineteenth Century; A Century of Achievement; Book Seven -- Contribution of Woman to Modern Civilization.