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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Annie Nathan Meyer (1867 Ð 1951) was writer and activist who successfully campaigned for the formation of Barnard College. In contrast to her sister, the suffragist Maud Nathan (1862 Ð 1946), Meyer did not support suffrage and was a critic of women in business, arguing that most women were uneducated and unable to make wise political choices. Her impact on the equal education movement, however, was undeniable, and New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia called her ÒNew YorkÕs first high-pressure groupÓ at a Barnard function in 1940 due to her role as a fundraiser and longtime trustee for the college. Octavo. viii, 457 pp. PublisherÕs blue cloth titled in gilt on spine. Contemporary ink signature (Lillian Salomon, April 1891) to front flyleaf. A fine copy. First edition of this collection of essays that includes chapters by eighteen women, including Clara Barton (ÒWork of the Red Cross SocietyÓ), Frances Willard (ÒWork of the WCTUÓ), Ednah Dow Cheney (ÒCare of the SickÓ), and Mary A. Livermore (ÒWoman in the StateÓ). This book is nothing else than a history of womanÕs slow, but sure, training to stand balanced upon her own feet. She has looked upon the thousands of falling sisters, and has very reasonably reached the conclusion that the only way to make sure of standing is to make use of her own feetÓ (introduction).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover in blue cloth boards with title in gilt on spine. First edition. Very good condition, clean and unmarked. Top and bottom of spine are lightly softened, No spotting or writing. Solidly bound. The book is divided into chapters that reflect aspects and phases of women's work, each written by a woman notable in that field. There is no chapter on "women in marriage" because, as the editor notes in her introduction, ".women had never been denied that privilege, and so it could have no legitimate place in my book." No dust jacket. A valuable historical resource. Small 8vo. 457 pp. including index.