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Title: The Young Woman's Guide
Note: Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Stan Goodman, Michelle Shephard, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders
Summary: "The Young Woman's Guide" by William A. Alcott is a moral and educational treatise written in the early 19th century. The book aims to provide guidance to young women on achieving personal excellence, emphasizing the importance of moral development, self-education, and the significant roles women play in society, especially within the family structure. It serves as a companion work to Alcott’s earlier publication aimed at young men, addressing topics pertinent to female responsibilities and virtues. At the start of the book, the author sets the stage by explaining the meaning behind key terms he uses, particularly "excellence" as synonymous with holiness and the purpose of a guide. He emphasizes that the work is intended to influence and aid young women in aspiring to a life of virtue and moral strength. Alcott outlines the significance of self-education, where he insists that attaining true education is a lifelong endeavor, not merely a product of formal schooling. He encourages young women to take proactive responsibility for their own development and stresses that their influence can shape the character and future of the next generation. The opening portion of the book highlights both the urgency and the potential consequences of women embracing their roles as educators and moral guides within their families and communities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Alcott, William A. (William Andrus), 1798-1859
EBook No.: 9054
Published: Oct 1, 2005
Downloads: 133
Language: English
Subject: Conduct of life
Subject: Young women
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Ethics, Social usages, Etiquette, Religion
LoCC: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Young Woman's Guide
Note: Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Stan Goodman, Michelle Shephard, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders
Summary: "The Young Woman's Guide" by William A. Alcott is a moral and educational treatise written in the early 19th century. The book aims to provide guidance to young women on achieving personal excellence, emphasizing the importance of moral development, self-education, and the significant roles women play in society, especially within the family structure. It serves as a companion work to Alcott’s earlier publication aimed at young men, addressing topics pertinent to female responsibilities and virtues. At the start of the book, the author sets the stage by explaining the meaning behind key terms he uses, particularly "excellence" as synonymous with holiness and the purpose of a guide. He emphasizes that the work is intended to influence and aid young women in aspiring to a life of virtue and moral strength. Alcott outlines the significance of self-education, where he insists that attaining true education is a lifelong endeavor, not merely a product of formal schooling. He encourages young women to take proactive responsibility for their own development and stresses that their influence can shape the character and future of the next generation. The opening portion of the book highlights both the urgency and the potential consequences of women embracing their roles as educators and moral guides within their families and communities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Alcott, William A. (William Andrus), 1798-1859
EBook No.: 9054
Published: Oct 1, 2005
Downloads: 133
Language: English
Subject: Conduct of life
Subject: Young women
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Ethics, Social usages, Etiquette, Religion
LoCC: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.