Introduction -- The revolt against redundancy -- Church communities: Sisterhoods and deaconnesses' houses -- Reformed hospital nursing: Discipline and cleanliness -- Women's colleges: An independent intellectual life -- The reformed boarding schools: Personal life and public duty -- Settlement houses: A community ideal for the poor -- Male space and women's bodies: The suffragette movement -- Conclusion -- Appendix A gross population figures -- Appendix B model housing and clubs for women -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.