Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 123 Alcott, William A. (William Andrus) 1798 1859 Alcott, William Andrus The Young Woman's Guide Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Stan Goodman, Michelle Shephard, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "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.) en Conduct of life Young women BJ HQ Text Browsing: Parenthood & Family Relations Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Teaching & Education 454737 454612 2024-10-04T09:35:12.294790 2023-10-04T08:47:55.363841 text/html text/html 454730 454605 2024-10-04T09:35:12.562744 2023-10-04T08:47:55.542831 text/html text/html 242232 2024-10-04T09:35:20.786710 application/epub+zip 247352 2024-10-04T09:35:15.779746 application/epub+zip 233928 2024-10-04T09:35:14.512781 application/epub+zip 467033 2024-10-04T09:35:24.927681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432186 2024-10-04T09:35:20.015693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385421 2022-09-04T12:51:55.963966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424517 424443 2024-10-04T09:35:11.910751 2023-10-04T08:47:55.089841 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 424285 2012-10-17T20:01:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 155541 2012-10-17T20:03:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 424282 2012-10-17T20:01:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155523 2012-10-17T20:03:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21794 2024-10-04T09:35:25.182666 application/rdf+xml 15025 2024-10-04T09:35:15.062705 image/jpeg 4144 2024-10-04T09:35:14.784721 image/jpeg 239041 2024-10-04T09:35:12.602732 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia