The historical development of Europe at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 20th centuries was accompanied by revolutions, imperial expansion, labor unrest and wars. At the same time, a new woman was being formed in Europe during the New Age. The book by Lynn Abrams, a professor at the University of Glasgow, researcher and teacher of gender history, offers an unconventional view of 19th-century European history and the diversity of women’s roles in it - mother, wife, lover, revolutionary, missionary, worker and feminist. The book is of interest to both specialists on the history of Europe and the history of women, and for a wide range of readers. CONTENTS: From the author 6 INTRODUCTION. A MAN'S WORLD, A WOMAN'S VIEW 7 PART ONE. THE APPEARANCE OF A WOMAN 21I. BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT 23II. THE SCIENCE OF BEING A WOMAN 54PART TWO. PRIVATE LIFE, PUBLIC WORLDS 81III. MARRIAGE 83IV. MOTHER AND BABY 119V. HOME, FAMILY, RELATIVES AND SOCIETY 147VI. SEX AND SEXUALITY 169VII. WORKING FOR FOOD 202PART THREE. RESISTANCE TO AUTHORITY 239VIII. POLITICS, NATION AND PERSONALITY 241IX. WOMAN AND THE EMPIRE 275X. FIRST WAVE FEMINISM 299XI. WORLD WAR 335NOTES 364BIBLIOGRAPHY 400