{"product_id":"selections-from-the-girl-s-own-paper-1880-1907-9781551115283","title":"Selections from The Girl’s Own Paper, 1880-1907","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Girl’s Own Paper\u003c\/em\u003e, founded in 1880, both shaped and reflected tensions between traditional domestic ideologies of the period and New Woman values in the context of the figure of the New Girl. These selections from the journal demonstrate the efforts of its publisher (the Religious Tract Society) to combat the negative moral influence of sensational popular literature while at the same time addressing the desires of its audience for exciting reading material and information about topics mothers could not or would not discuss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected fiction gives a rich sense of the conventions and the domestic ideology of the time; the nonfiction prose ranges from essays on conduct and household management to articles on new opportunities in education and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Overall, Selections from \u003cem\u003eThe Girl’s Own Paper\u003c\/em\u003e constitutes a significant contribution to periodical research and will benefit scholars engaged in research concerning the New Woman or those examining issues of gender in the late Victorian era. In addition, the use of facsimile pages will be helpful to those interested in the graphic visual culture of the period.” — Amy C. Murphy, San Antonio College, in \u003cem\u003eVictorian Periodicals Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHousehold Management\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAlice King, “Higher Thoughts on Housekeeping” (1884)\u003cbr\u003eH., “How to Live on £100 a Year” (1886)\u003cbr\u003ePhillis Browne, “The Brides First Dinner Party” (1887)\u003cbr\u003eEmma Brewer, “Our Friends the Servants” (1893)\u003cbr\u003eG. H. P., “The Queen at Home” (1894)\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Orman Cooper, “Queen Baby and Her Wants” (1896)\u003cbr\u003eAnon., “London’s Future Housewives and Their Teachers” (1899)\u003cbr\u003eG. C., “Good Mistresses” (1905)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConduct\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eArdern Holt, “Etiquette for Ladies and Girls” (1880)\u003cbr\u003eS. F. A. Caulfeild, “Etiquette for All Classes” (1881)\u003cbr\u003eA Middle Aged Woman, “Unpopular Girls” (1886)\u003cbr\u003eCountess de Boerio, “Some Marriage Thorns, and How to Avoid Them” (1893)\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Bateson, “Paying Visits” (1902)\u003cbr\u003eGordon Stables, “To Girls in Their ‘Teens’” (1904)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelf-Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eJames Mason, “How to Form a Small Library” (1880)\u003cbr\u003eJ. P. Mears, “How to Improve One’s Education” (1881)\u003cbr\u003eAuthor of How to Be Happy Though Married, “Between School and Marriage” (1886)\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Molesworth, “On the Use and Abuse of Fiction” (1892)\u003cbr\u003eDora de Blaquiere, “Magazine and Book Clubs, and How to Manage Them” (1892)\u003cbr\u003eLily Watson, “Self-Culture for Girls” (1899)\u003cbr\u003eLady Dunboyne, “Study” (1905)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEducation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eJ. A. Owen, “Girton College” (1880)\u003cbr\u003eE. A. L. K., “The North London Collegiate School for Girls” (1882)\u003cbr\u003eEmma Brewer, “The Girls of the World: Facts and Figures” (1885)\u003cbr\u003eA Lady Graduate, “Presentation Day at London University” (1898)\u003cbr\u003eLily Watson, “The Battersea Polytechnic” (1904)\u003cbr\u003eAnon., “Pitman’s Metropolitan School” (1904)\u003cbr\u003eLena Shepstone, “Gardening as a Profession for Girls” (1905)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnon., “Female Clerks and Book-Keepers” (1880)\u003cbr\u003eA Nursing Sister, “The Unvarnished Side of Hospital Nursing” (1888)\u003cbr\u003eAnon., “The Struggles of a Lady Journalist” (1888)\u003cbr\u003e“My Daily Round: A Competition for All Girls Who Work With Their Hands” (1896)\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFirst Prize: Locomotive-Tracer\u003cbr\u003eSecond Prize: Pottery-Painter\u003cbr\u003eThird Prize: Shirt-Maker\u003cbr\u003eFourth Prize: Lace-Maker\u003cbr\u003eFifth Prize: General Servant\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Competition for Professional Girls: The Five Prize Essays” (1897)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFirst Prize: Hospital Nurse\u003cbr\u003eSecond Prize: Folklore Collector\u003cbr\u003eThird Prize: Musician\u003cbr\u003eFourth Prize: Writer\/Editor\u003cbr\u003eFifth Prize: Post-Mistress\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eR. Kathleen Spencer, “Pharmacy as an Employment for Girls” (1899)\u003cbr\u003eFlorence Sophie Davson, “Women’s Work in Sanitation and Hygiene” (1899)\u003cbr\u003eAlix Joson, “Domestic Service as a Profession for Gentlewomen” (1902)\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Bateson, “Girls and Their Employers” (1902)\u003cbr\u003eAnon., “House-Decoration: A New and Remunerative Employment for Girls” (1903)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndependent Living\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA Young Gentlewoman, “Sixty Pounds per Annum, and How I Live Upon It” (1888)\u003cbr\u003eS. F. A. Caulfeild, “Women’s Clubs in London” (1890)\u003cbr\u003eV., “A Home-Made Shower-Bath” (1893)\u003cbr\u003eJosepha Crane, “Living in Lodgings” (1895)\u003cbr\u003eAnon., “How I Furnished My Bed-Sitting-Room for Twelve Pounds” (1902)\u003cbr\u003eFlora Klickmann, “A New Hostel for Women” (1903)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHealth and Sports\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMrs. Wallace Arnold, “The Physical Education of Girls” (1884)\u003cbr\u003eThe Lady Dressmaker, “Reform in Underclothing” (1887)\u003cbr\u003eAnon., “Ladies’ Golf” (1890)\u003cbr\u003eMedicus, “Nervous Girls” (1893)\u003cbr\u003eSir Benjamin Ward Richardson, “On Recreations for Girls” (1894)\u003cbr\u003eDora de Blaquiere, “The Dress for Bicycling” (1895)\u003cbr\u003eH. M. Pillans, “Lawn-Tennis” (1900)\u003cbr\u003eLily Watson, “Athleticism for Girls” (1902)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041304707415,"sku":"9781551115283","price":39.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781551115283.jpg?v=1750949736","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/selections-from-the-girl-s-own-paper-1880-1907-9781551115283","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}