A Short History of Women's Rights / From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions.

The work surveys the legal and social condition of women from Roman law through medieval canon and Germanic codes to modern legal reforms, tracing changes in guardianship, marriage, property, inheritance, education, and divorce. It compares ecclesiastical and civil influences, analyzes comparative law, and documents developments in England, the United States, and continental jurisdictions with statutory summaries. The author examines common objections to political equality, records suffrage campaigns and legislative debates up to the present, and highlights trends toward legal equality, humanitarian reform, and increased participation of women in public life.