The Girl of the Period Vol. 1

About this eBook

Author

Linton, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn), 1822-1898

Title

The Girl of the Period, and Other Social Essays, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Credits

Produced by Clarity, Mary Akers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender

Subject

Girls

Category

Text

eBook-No.

41735

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41735

Release Date

December 30, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE GIRL OF THE PERIOD
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.THE GIRL OF THE PERIOD.
5. 5.MODERN MOTHERS. I.
6. 6.MODERN MOTHERS. II
7. 7.PAYING ONE'S SHOT.
8. 8.WHAT IS WOMAN'S WORK?
9. 9.LITTLE WOMEN.
10. 10.IDEAL WOMEN.
11. 11.PINCHBECK.
12. 12.AFFRONTED WOMANHOOD.
13. 13.FEMININE AFFECTATIONS.
14. 14.INTERFERENCE.
15. 15.THE FASHIONABLE WOMAN.
16. 16.SLEEPING DOGS.
17. 17.BEAUTY AND BRAINS.
18. 18.NYMPHS.
19. 19.MÉSALLIANCES.
20. 20.WEAK SISTERS.
21. 21.PINCHING SHOES.
22. 22.SUPERIOR BEINGS.
23. 23.FEMININE AMENITIES.
24. 24.GRIM FEMALES.
25. 25.MATURE SIRENS.
26. 26.PUMPKINS.
27. 27.WIDOWS.
28. 28.DOLLS.
29. 29.CHARMING WOMEN.
30. 30.APRON-STRINGS.
31. 31.FINE FEELINGS.
32. 32.SPHINXES.
33. 33.FLIRTING.
34. 34.SCRAMBLERS.
35. 35.FLATTERY.
36. 36.LA FEMME PASSÉE.
37. 37.SPOILT WOMEN.
38. 38.DOVECOTS.
39. 39.BORED HUSBANDS.

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