What our girls ought to know

Studley, Mary J.

Published by New York: M. L. Holbrook, 1881

About this Item

Studley, Mary J. What our girls ought to know. New York: M. L. Holbrook, 1881. Hardback, Good. Red cloth, bumped to corners and spine edges, with black and gilt decorated bands and gilt lettering to front and spine. Binding firm but with a forward lean and a little lateral movement. Speckled endpapers a little tanned. Front pastedown has exlibris label, fep has ownership signature. Following free endpaper has birthday gift inscripton from 1882. iv, 261pp. Contents clean and bright. A health manual for young women that encourages readers to improve their health so they can pursue higher education and participate in society outside the home. Mary J. Studley writes that common diagnoses given to women by male doctors, primarily neuralgia, could be easily avoided if women were not confined to the home, kept from physical activity, and required to wear uncomfortable clothing. Studley argues the importance of women doctors in the medical field and that their work was essential to liberating women from a medical system that pathologized nearly every aspect of their behavior. Studley was an educator, dress reformer, and advocate for women s higher education. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1667856092783

Bibliographic Details

Title: What our girls ought to know

Publisher: New York: M. L. Holbrook

Publication Date: 1881

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good