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Books for Women
Books written for women or about them, from the early church to the nineteenth century.
On the Apparel of Women
Tertullian · 202 AD — a provocative treatise on modesty, beauty, and adornment.
The Instruction of a Christian Woman
Juan Luis Vives · 1524 AD — a Renaissance humanist's guide to the Christian woman's life as a girl, a wife and a widow.
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women
John Knox · 1558 AD — Knox's case that rule by a woman is contrary to nature, Scripture, and justice, aimed at Mary Tudor.
Domestic Duties: For Wives
William Gouge · 1622 AD — the wife's calling, attitudes, and responsibilities within marriage.
Christiana's Journey
John Bunyan · 1684 AD — Christiana and her sons follow Christian's road, guided by Mr. Great-heart.
Household Education
Harriet Martineau · 1849 AD — Martineau's guide to educating children through reason and moral training.
Letters to a Daughter
William Sprague · 1850 AD — Sprague's letters of fatherly counsel to his motherless daughter.
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