I. THE AGE OF THE COUNTESS MATILDA OF TUSCANY II. THE NEAPOLITAN COURT IN THE TIME OF QUEEN JOANNA III. WOMEN AND THE CHURCH IV. THE WOMEN OF THE MIDI V. INFLUENCE OF WOMEN IN EARLY LITERATURE VI. WOMEN IN THE EARLY RENAISSANCE VII. WOMEN IN THE LATER RENAISSANCE VIII. THE BORGIAS AND THE BAD WOMEN OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY IX. THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY X. THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES XI. ITALIAN WOMEN IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY PART SECOND XII. THE CONDITION OF SPAIN BEFORE THE MOORISH INVASION XIII. WOMEN AMONG THE MOORS XIV. THE WOMEN OF THE LITTLE MONARCHIES XV. WOMEN IN EARLY POLITICAL LIFE XVI. THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES XVII. THE AGE OF ISABELLA--SPANISH UNITY XVIII. THE WOMEN OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY XIX. THE SLOW DECAY OF SPANISH POWER XX. THE WOMEN OF MODERN SPAIN List of Illustrations Boccaccio's merry raconteurs Jacques Wagrez. Italian wedding costumes and customs, fifteenth century. Contemporary painting. Alexander VI. entertaining an ambassador H. Kaulbach. Beatrice Cenci L. Valles. Isabella receiving Columbus M. V. Crispo. Spanish post-nuptial observances J. Agrasoty Juan.