It is in the hope of forwarding these objects that this book has been prepared.

ALICE RAVENHILL.
CATHERINE SCHIFF.

Nov. 1910.

CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION—A BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WOMAN’S POSITION IN THE FAMILY[11]
By CATHERINE SCHIFF, Officier d’Académie
THE PLACE OF BIOLOGY IN THE EQUIPMENT OF WOMEN[35]
By WENONA HOSKYNS-ABRAHALL, M.A. (Dub.)
SCIENCE IN THE HOUSEHOLD[71]
By Mrs. W. N. SHAW, formerly Lecturer of Newnham College, Cambridge. Author of "First Lessons in Observational Geometry."
THE ECONOMIC RELATIONS OF THE HOUSEHOLD[121]
By MABEL ATKINSON, M.A. (Glasgow), Lecturer in Economics, King’s College for Women (University of London), formerly Scott Scholar in the University of Glasgow; Research Student at the London School of Economics; and Fellow of Economics, Bryn Mawr College, U.S.A. Author of "Local Government in Scotland."
SOME RELATIONS OF SANITARY SCIENCE TO FAMILY LIFE AND INDIVIDUAL EFFICIENCY[207]
By ALICE RAVENHILL, late Lecturer in Hygiene, King’s College for Women (University of London), &c. Author of "Practical Hygiene," "Some Characteristics and Requirements of Childhood," "Elements of Sanitary Law," "Household Foes."
MODERN WOMAN AND THE DOMESTIC ARTS—
I.Needlework and Dressmaking[295]
By Mrs. R. W. EDDISON, Gen. Hon. Sec. Yorkshire Ladies’ Council of Education, Added Member of Education Committee of County Council of West Riding of Yorkshire, &c.
II.Housecraft[308]
By MAUD R. TAYLOR, Examiner in Domestic Science.

A BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH OF WOMAN’S POSITION IN THE FAMILY
By CATHERINE SCHIFF

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The home must always claim the first place in the large majority of women’s lives. It has done so in the past, it does so in the present, it will continue to do so in the future. But woman’s activities are no longer to be merely confined to her own fireside, though that must always hold a prominent place. The real problem of the day is the right conduct of the home on scientific lines.