4. To hold up before the entire sex in every sphere of life only the highest standard of excellence. In closing, I want to thank heartily, not only my collaborators, but also those whose names do not appear, but who have, nevertheless, added greatly to the interest and value of the book. ANNIE NATHAN MEYER. NEW YORK, _January, 1891_. CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE EDITOR’S PREFACE, iii I. INTRODUCTION, JULIA WARD HOWE, 1 II. THE EDUCATION OF WOMAN IN THE EASTERN STATES, MARY F. EASTMAN, 3 III. THE EDUCATION OF WOMAN IN THE WESTERN STATES, MAY WRIGHT SEWALL, 54 IV. THE EDUCATION OF WOMAN IN THE SOUTHERN STATES, CHRISTINE LADD FRANKLIN, 89 V. WOMAN IN LITERATURE, HELEN GREY CONE, 107 VI. WOMAN IN JOURNALISM, SUSAN E. DICKINSON, 128 VII. WOMAN IN MEDICINE, MARY PUTNAM JACOBI, M.D., 139 VIII. WOMAN IN THE MINISTRY, REV. ADA C. BOWLES, 206 IX. WOMAN IN LAW, ADA M. BITTENBENDER, 218 X. WOMAN IN THE STATE, MARY A. LIVERMORE, 245 XI. WOMAN IN INDUSTRY, ALICE HYNEMAN RHINE, 276 XII. WOMAN IN PHILANTHROPY—CHARITY, JOSEPHINE SHAW LOWELL, 323 XIII. WOMAN IN PHILANTHROPY—CARE OF THE SICK, EDNAH DOW CHENEY, 346 XIV. WOMAN IN PHILANTHROPY—CARE OF THE CRIMINAL, SUSAN HAMMOND BARNEY, 359 XV. WOMAN IN PHILANTHROPY—CARE OF THE INDIAN, AMELIA STONE QUINTON, 373 XVI. WOMAN IN PHILANTHROPY—WORK OF ANTI-SLAVERY WOMEN, LILLIE B. CHACE WYMAN, 392 XVII. WOMAN IN PHILANTHROPY—WORK OF THE W. C. T. U., FRANCES E. WILLARD, 399 XVIII. WOMAN IN PHILANTHROPY—WORK OF THE RED CROSS SOCIETY, CLARA BARTON, 411 APPENDIX A—ARTICLE VI., 424 „ B—ARTICLE III., 425 „ C—ARTICLE IV., 434 „ D—ARTICLE VII., 441