What a Young Woman Ought to Know
Mary Wood-Allen
Politics & Social Sciences
What a Young Woman Ought to Know
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What A Young Woman Ought to Know
COMMENDED BY REV. F.B. MEYER The Eminent English Preacher and Author
Minister of Christ Church, Westminster, London, Author of "Israel, A Prince with God," "Elijah; Tried by Fire," "The Bells of Is," etc., etc.
COMMENDED BY CHARLES M. SHELDON The Eminent American Preacher and Author
Pastor of Central Congregational Church, Topeka, Kansas; author of "In His Steps," "The Crucifixion of Philip Strong," "Lend a Hand," "Born to Serve."
COMMENDED BY MRS. M.W. SEWALL The Eminent American Educator
Principal of the Girls' Classical School; former President of the International Council of Women; and Nominee of the International Congress of Women.
COMMENDED BY MRS. M.L. DICKINSON The Eminent American Christian Worker
Former President of the National Council of Women; General Secretary of the Order of The King's Daughters; Emeritus Professor of Literature Denver University; Editor of "The Silver Cross;" Author of "The Temptation of Katharine Gray," "One Little Life," etc., etc.
COMMENDED BY MRS. M.B. CARSE The Eminent American Christian Worker
Founder of the Woman's Temple, Chicago.
COMMENDED BY MRS. E.C. STANTON The Eminent American Lecturer and Author
Noted Woman Suffragist, Lecturer and Author.
COMMENDED BY MR. C.N. CRITTENTON The Eminent American Philanthropist
Founder of the National Florence Crittenton Mission
COMMENDED BY MRS. H. CAMPBELL The Eminent American Author and Educator
Dean of the Department of Household Economics in the Kansas State Agricultural College. Author of "Prisoners of Poverty," "Wage Earners," etc., etc.
COMMENDED BY L.M.N. STEVENS The Eminent Temperance Worker
President of National Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
COMMENDED BY EMINENT AMERICAN AUTHORS AND EDITORS
MARGARET WARNER MORLEY
Author of "The Song of Life," "Life and Love," "The Bee People," etc.
ELISABETH ROBINSON SCOVIL
Superintendent of the Newport Hospital, and Associate Editor of the Ladies' Home Journal; Author of "The Care of Children," etc.
Pure Books on Avoided Subjects
Books for Men
"What a Young Boy Ought to Know." "What a Young Man Ought to Know." "What a Young Husband Ought to Know." "What a Man of 45 Ought to Know."
Books for Women
"What a Young Girl Ought to Know." "What a Young Woman Ought to Know." "What a Young Wife Ought to Know." "What a Woman of 45 Ought to Know."
NEW REVISED EDITION
Self and Sex Series
WHAT A YOUNG WOMAN OUGHT TO KNOW
BY
MRS. MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M.D.
Copyright, 1913, by SYLVANUS STALL Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England.
All rights reserved
[PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES]
Copyright, 1889, by Sylvanus Stall Copyright, 1905, by Sylvanus Stall
TO THE DAUGHTER DEAR, WHOSE INTIMATE AND CONFIDENTIAL COMPANIONSHIP FROM CHILDHOOD TO WOMANHOOD HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO FEEL A SYMPATHETIC INTEREST IN THE LIFE-PROBLEMS OF ALL GIRLS, THIS BOOK IS MOST LOVINGLY DEDICATED BY HER MOTHER
CONTENTS.
PREFACE.
PART I.
THE VALUE OF HEALTH, AND RESPONSIBILITY IN MAINTAINING IT.
WHAT A YOUNG WOMAN OUGHT TO KNOW.
CHAPTER I.ToC
WHAT ARE YOU WORTH?
CHAPTER II.ToC
CARE OF BODY.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER III.ToC
FOOD.
CHAPTER IV.ToC
SLEEP.
CHAPTER V.ToC
BREATHING.
CHAPTER VI.ToC
HINDRANCES TO BREATHING.
CHAPTER VII.ToC
ADDED INJURIES FROM TIGHT CLOTHING.
CHAPTER VIII.ToC
EXERCISE.
CHAPTER IX.ToC
BATHING.
PART II.
NEED OF SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE; SOME FORMS OF AVOIDABLE DISEASE, THEIR REMEDY AND PREVENTION.
CHAPTER X.ToC
CREATIVE POWER.
CHAPTER XI.ToC
BUILDING BRAINS.
CHAPTER XII.ToC
YOU ARE MORE THAN BODY OR MIND.
CHAPTER XIII.ToC
SPECIAL PHYSIOLOGY.
CHAPTER XIV.ToC
BECOMING A WOMAN.
CHAPTER XV.ToC
ARTIFICIALITIES OF CIVILIZED LIFE.
CHAPTER XVI.ToC
SOME CAUSES OF PAINFUL MENSTRUATION.
CHAPTER XVII.ToC
"FEMALE DISEASES."
CHAPTER XVIII.ToC
CARE DURING MENSTRUATION.
CHAPTER XIX.ToC
SOLITARY VICE.
CHAPTER XX.ToC
BE GOOD TO YOURSELF.
CHAPTER XXI.ToC
FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN BOYS AND GIRLS.
CHAPTER XXII.ToC
FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN GIRLS.
CHAPTER XXIII.ToC
EXERCISES.
CHAPTER XXIV.ToC
RECREATIONS.
PART III.
LOVE; HEREDITY; ENGAGEMENTS.
CHAPTER XXV.ToC
LOVE.
CHAPTER XXVI.ToC
RESPONSIBILITY IN MARRIAGE.
CHAPTER XXVII.ToC
THE LAW OF HEREDITY.
CHAPTER XXVIII.ToC
HEREDITARY EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, ETC.
CHAPTER XXIX.ToC
EFFECTS OF IMMORALITY ON THE RACE.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XXX.ToC
THE GOSPEL OF HEREDITY.
BIBLE TEXTS BEARING ON THE SUBJECT OF HEREDITY.
CHAPTER XXXI.ToC
REQUISITES OF A HUSBAND.
CHAPTER XXXII.ToC
ENGAGEMENTS.
CHAPTER XXXIII.ToC
THE WEDDING.
THE END.
Offices of Publication
"What a Young Girl Ought to Know."
Condensed Table of Contents
"What a Young Girl Ought to Know"
WHAT EMINENT PEOPLE SAY
Francis E. Willard, LL.D.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Grannis
Mrs. Harriet Lincoln Coolidge
Mrs. Katharine L. Stevenson
Mrs. Isabelle MacDonald Alden, "Pansy"
Miss Grace H. Dodge
Ira D. Sankey
"What a Young Wife Ought to Know."
Condensed Table of Contents
"What a Young Wife Ought to Know"
WHAT EMINENT PEOPLE SAY
Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster
Charles H. Parkhurst, D.D.
Marietta Holly (Josiah Allen's Wife)
W.G. Sperry, M.D.
Mrs. Joseph Cook
Julia Holmes Smith, M.D.
J.P. Sutherland, M.D.
"What a Woman of Forty-five Ought to Know."
Condensed Table of Contents
"What a Woman of Forty-five Ought to Know"
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