From the FOREWORD: Fortunate are we to have from the pen of Mrs. Dickson a book on the vocational guidance of girls. Mrs. Dickson has the all-round life experiences which give her the kind of training needed for a broad and sympathetic approach to the delicate, intricate, and complex problems of woman's life in the swiftly changing social and industrial world.Mrs. Dickson was a teacher for seven years in the grades in the city of New York. She then became the partner of a superintendent of schools in the business of making a home. In these early homemaking years there came from the pen of Mrs. Dickson a series of historical books for the grades which have placed her among the leading educational writers of the country. During the long sickness of her husband she filled for a while two administrative positions-homemaker and superintendent of schools. Her three children are now in high school and are beginning to plan for their own life work. With the broad training of homemaker, wife, mother, teacher, writer, and administrator, Mrs. Dickson has the combination of experiences to enable her to introduce teachers and mothers to the very difficult problems of planning wisely big life careers for our girls. The book is so plainly and guardedly written that it can also be used as a textbook for the girls themselves in connection with civic and vocational courses. The only difficulty with the book for a text is that it is so attractively written on such vital problems that the student will not stop reading at the end of the lesson. THE CONTENTS Page   A Foreward ix         PART I     PRESENT-DAY IDEALS OF WOMANHOOD Chapter I. Woman's Place In Society 3 II. The Ideal Home 18 III. Establishing A Home 27 IV. Running The Domestic Machinery 49         PART II.     GUIDING GIRLS TOWARD THE IDEAL V. The Educational Agencies Involved 75 VI. Training The Little Child 86 VII. Teaching The Mechanics Of Housekeeping 102 VIII. The Girl's Inner Life 122 IX. The Adolescent Girl 130 X. The Girl's Work 151 XI. The Girl's Work (Continued)-Classification Of Occupations 163 XII. The Girl's Work (Continued)-Vocations As Affecting Homemaking 194 XIII. The Girl's Work (Continued)-Vocations Determined By Training 203 XIV. Marriage 218 Suggested Readings 241 The Index 243 Each Week we will be adding exciting new additions to our E-book Sections.  Check back frequently so you don't miss these much loved stories at fantastic savings. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.