THE
HISTORY
OF THE
CONDITION OF WOMEN,
IN VARIOUS AGES AND NATIONS.
BY
MRS. D. L. CHILD.
AUTHOR OF “MOTHER’S BOOK,” “FRUGAL HOUSEWIFE,” ETC.
“In youth women are our idols, at a riper age our companions, in old age our nurses, and
in all ages our friends.” Lord Bacon.
VOL. II.
COMPRISING THE WOMEN OF EUROPE, AMERICA, AND SOUTH SEA ISLANDS.
THIRD EDITION.
BOSTON:
OTIS, BROADERS & CO.
1840.
Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1835, by
JOHN ALLEN & CO.
in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
Boston:
STEREOTYPED BY SHEPARD, OLIVER AND CO.
No. 3 Water Street.