New York: J. B. Ford, 1869. Hardcover. 8vo (8 in, 20.3 cm). [6] xii,13-500 [12 adv.] pp.; illus. Second printing: Catharine E. Beecher (1800-1878) was the eldest of nine siblings including Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), the famous abolitionist who authored Uncle Tom's Cabin. American educator, women's rights activist, and author..... More

New York: Anderson & Ramsay for James Miller, 1867. Hardcover. 3 volumes. 16mo (6.9 in, 17.5 cm. [2] xxiv, 17-458 [2] pp.; frontis. An early admirer of Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1801-61) authored works to challenge the female stereotype. "Political and didactic, these works emphasized the right of a...... More

New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1858. Full morocco. 8vo (11.3", 28.6 cm). [9] 10-407 [1] pp.; [17] plates. First edition: Shakespeare scholar and writer, Mary Cowden Clarke (1809-1898) was educated at home, though it was frequented by artists and poets. Mary Lamb taught her Latin. Early in her career..... More

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1932. Hardcover. 8vo (7.6 in, 19.2 cm). xxii, 300 [1 advert.] [1]; tables, fold. maps. Introduction by Ernest W. Burgess. The University of Chicago Sociological Series. First edition stated: This Depression-era study of the notorious public dance halls in Chicago includes interviews with dancers and..... More

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1929. Hardcover. 8vo (7.6 in, 19.2 cm). xi, [xii blank], 267, [268 blank] pp. The University of Chicago Sociological Series. Index. First edition: stated. American teacher turned sociologist, Frances R. Donovan (1880-1965) published The Woman who Waits (1920), The Saleslady (1929), and The Schoolma'am (1938);..... More

Paris: Chez Ladvocat, Libraire de S.A.R. Monseigneur le duc de Chartres, au Palais-Royal, 1825. 1/2 Leather. 10 volume set. 12mo (7.3 in, 18.5 cm). [6] i-viii i-xviii 399 [1], xx 380, xxiii 374, xi 370, xvi 375, xi 367, xii 387, xi 368, xi 414, viii 400 pp. First edition..... More

[Tokyo]: N.p., [1919]. Hardcover. 8vo (19 cm, 7.5"). [4], 28 pp., ill. English. Madame Hirooka (1865-1919) was a noted businessperson, educator, and social activist. She saved the family coal business from bankruptcy and used the profits to open businesses including a bank and an insurance company. Hirooka was one of..... More

Chicago: University of Chicago, 1940. Hardcover. Small 8vo (7.8 in, 19.8 cm). [i-vi] vii-xxiii [blank], 1-313 [3 blanks] pp. University of Chicago Sociological Series.First edition: Stated. Helen MacGill Hughes (1903-1992), was a member of the prominent Chicago School of urban sociology, prolific author, and women's rights advocate was known for..... More

New York: The Century Co., 1910. Hardcover. 8vo (8.5 in, 21.6 cm). [vi], 1-80 pp.; port., illus. Printed at the De Vinne Press. Book designed by Robert Wier Crouch. First edition: Blind, deaf, and mute, Helen Keller (1888-1968) was six when Anne Sullivan began to instruct her. Sullivan taught her..... More

London: Spottiswoode for Smith, Elder and Co., 1877. Hardcover. 3 vols. 8vo (19.7 cm, 7.8"). [v] vii [viii], [1] 441, [1 blank] pp.; frontis. (port.), ill; p. 235 as 225. [v] viii, [1] 510 pp.; frontis. (port.), ill. [iv], [1] 395 [1 blank] pp. Third edition stated: Harriet Martineau (1802-1876)..... More

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1938. Hardcover. Small 4to (9.4 in, 23.9 cm). [2], [4] 5-504 [2] pp.; frontis. Index. Tribute by Pearl Buck on jacket lower panel. First edition: Teacher, social worker, and nurse, Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) witnessed frequent pregnancies and botched abortions. Sanger founded the paper, The..... More

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, 1897. Hardcover. 8vo (7.5 in, 19.1 cm). [i-viii], [1] 2-406 [4] pp; frontis. Riverside Press. First edition: Prominent author, philanthropist, suffragist, abolitionist, and reformer, Annie Adams Fields (1834-1915) opened many charities including coffeehouses serving inexpensive, nutritious meals and a safe, affordable residence for unmarried..... More

Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1883. Cloth. 16mo (6.9 in, 17.6 cm). [4] 5-160 pp. Donahue & Henneberry, printers and binders, Chicago.First edition: Well-read as encouraged by her mother, Ella Wheeler (1850-1919) wrote her first novel at nine, published an essay at fifteen, and made a substantial living as a...... More