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Foreword by P.D. James Introduction Women's Letters: The Feminist Approach 1. How Women View Their Roles 2. Friendship 3. Childhood and Education 4. Love and Sexual Passion 5. Marriage and Childbirth 6. Housekeeping and Daily Life 7. Work 8. War and Alleviating Suffering 9. Travellers and Travelling 10. Illness and Ageing 11. Political Skills Appendix 1: The Epistolary Novel Appendix 2: Select Biographies Sources Acknowledgments Index