SOME EMINENT WOMEN OF OUR TIMES

PREFACE

CONTENTS

I ELIZABETH FRY

II MARY CARPENTER

III CAROLINE HERSCHEL

IV SARAH MARTIN THE DRESSMAKER AND PRISON VISITOR OF YARMOUTH

V MARY SOMERVILLE

VI QUEEN VICTORIA[1]

VII HARRIET MARTINEAU

VIII FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

IX MARY LAMB

X AGNES ELIZABETH JONES

XI CHARLOTTE AND EMILY BRONTË

XII ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING

XIII LADY SALE AND HER FELLOW-HOSTAGES IN AFGHANISTAN

XIV ELIZABETH GILBERT

XV JANE AUSTEN

XVI MARIA EDGEWORTH

XVII QUEEN LOUISA OF PRUSSIA.

XVIII DOROTHY WORDSWORTH

XIX SISTER DORA

XX MRS. BARBAULD

XXI JOANNA BAILLIE

XXII HANNAH MORE

XXIII THE AMERICAN ABOLITIONISTS PRUDENCE CRANDALL AND LUCRETIA MOTT