The History of the Condition of Women, in Various Ages and Nations, Volumen1The History of the Condition of Women, In Various Ages and Nations by Lydia Maria Francis Child, first published in 1835, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
Dentro del libro
Página 8
That women sometimes transacted business , and made bargains in their own name , seems to be implied in the Proverbs : “ She considereth a field and buyeth it ; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard . She maketh fine linen ...
That women sometimes transacted business , and made bargains in their own name , seems to be implied in the Proverbs : “ She considereth a field and buyeth it ; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard . She maketh fine linen ...
Comentarios de la gente - Escribir un comentario
No encontramos ningún comentario en los lugares habituales.
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
according allowed ancient apartments appear arms attendants beautiful become Bramins bride bridegroom bring called carried caste ceremonies character child Chinese classes cloth color common considered covered custom dancing daughter death dress enter European eyes face father feast feet female festival followed four frequently friends garments girls give gold hair hands harem head Hindoo hundred husband infants jewels keep kind ladies leave less likewise live manner marriage married means meet mother never obliged obtain occasion offered ornaments painted parents perform Persian person poor presents priest rank received regard relations round says seen seldom similar slaves sometimes sons soon temple thing tions traveller tribe usually various veil walk wealthy wear wedding whole widow wife wives woman women young
Pasajes populares
Página 8 - She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Página 269 - The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk, no wife to grind his corn.
Página 5 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her, with timbrels, and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Página 270 - I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer; with man it has often been otherwise.
Página 4 - And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
Página 118 - I beheld another distressing scene this morning at the Place of Skulls; a poor woman lying dead, or nearly dead, and her two children by her, looking at the dogs and vultures, which were near. The people passed by without noticing the children. I asked them where was their home. They said ' they had no home but where their mother was.
Página 216 - God; from all which it is most reasonable to understand, that some marks of divine favour and distinction were visible about him at his birth. His qualifications and endowments come next under consideration. He is said to have been learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians* and to have been mighty in words and in deeds.
Página 248 - It is a narrow strip of cotton cloth wrapped many times round, immediately over the forehead. In Bondou, the head is encircled with strings of white beads, and a small plate of gold is worn in the middle of the forehead. In Kasson the ladies decorate their heads in a very tasteful and elegant manner with white seashells. In Kaarta and Ludamar, the women raise their hair to a great height by the addition of a pad (as...
Página 11 - Yet are these seditious rogues more terrible than both the other. Come on; be thou my food, and be thou a fury to these seditious varlets, and a by-word to the world, which is all that is now wanting to complete the calamities of us Jews.
Página 270 - a generous action: in so free and kind a manner did they contribute to " my relief, that if I was dry, I drank the sweetest draught; and if hungry, " I ate the coarsest morsel with a double relish.
Información bibliográfica
| Título | The History of the Condition of Women, in Various Ages and Nations, Volumen1 Tema 526 de Gerritsen collection of women's history HeinOnline: Women and the law Volúmenes4-5 de Ladies' family library Ladies' family library. vol. IV-V Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks The History of the Condition of Women, in Various Ages and Nations, Lydia Maria Child |
| Autor | Lydia Maria Child |
| Editor | J. Allen & Company, 1835 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 10 Feb. 2007 |
| ISBN | 1981735100, 9781981735105 |
| Largo | 306 páginas |
| Exportar cita | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |