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Introduction: women and achievement, reality and rhetoric; 1. Women andthe revolutionary era: negotiating public and private spaces, 1760s-early1800s; 2. Women and literature: authorship, publication, audience; 3. Womenand the arts: training, performance, fame; 4. Caring and power: from charityto social reform; 5. Extending education: learning and teaching; 6. Fromeducation to other professions; 7. Organizing for women's rights: leaders andsupporters; Epilogue: looking beyond 1914; Further reading and referenceworks.