Linda Clark is Professor of History, Emerita, Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Her previous publications include The Rise of Professional Women in France: Gender and Public Administration since 1830 (2000) and Social Darwinism in France (1983).

'The book will be a worthwhile addition to any women's history student's library.' Don Vincent, The Open University History Society

• Introduction: women and achievement, reality and rhetoric; 1. Women and the revolutionary era: negotiating public and private spaces, 1760s–early 1800s; 2. Women and literature: authorship, publication, audience; 3. Women and the arts: training, performance, fame; 4. Caring and power: from charity to social reform; 5. Extending education: learning and teaching; 6. From education to other professions; 7. Organizing for women's rights: leaders and supporters; Epilogue: looking beyond 1914; Further reading and reference works.

Linda Clark is Professor of History, Emerita, Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Her previous publications include The Rise of Professional Women in France: Gender and Public Administration since 1830 (2000) and Social Darwinism in France (1983).

'The book will be a worthwhile addition to any women's history student's library.' Don Vincent, The Open University History Society

• Introduction: women and achievement, reality and rhetoric; 1. Women and the revolutionary era: negotiating public and private spaces, 1760s–early 1800s; 2. Women and literature: authorship, publication, audience; 3. Women and the arts: training, performance, fame; 4. Caring and power: from charity to social reform; 5. Extending education: learning and teaching; 6. From education to other professions; 7. Organizing for women's rights: leaders and supporters; Epilogue: looking beyond 1914; Further reading and reference works.

Linda Clark is Professor of History, Emerita, Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Her previous publications include The Rise of Professional Women in France: Gender and Public Administration since 1830 (2000) and Social Darwinism in France (1983).

'The book will be a worthwhile addition to any women's history student's library.' Don Vincent, The Open University History Society

• Introduction: women and achievement, reality and rhetoric; 1. Women and the revolutionary era: negotiating public and private spaces, 1760s–early 1800s; 2. Women and literature: authorship, publication, audience; 3. Women and the arts: training, performance, fame; 4. Caring and power: from charity to social reform; 5. Extending education: learning and teaching; 6. From education to other professions; 7. Organizing for women's rights: leaders and supporters; Epilogue: looking beyond 1914; Further reading and reference works.