Author: Eddy, Daniel C.
Title: The Young Woman's Friend; or the Duties, Trials, Loves, and Hopes of Woman
Description: Boston, Wentworth and Company, 1857. Cloth. Red cloth decorated in gilt and blind. 250 pp. A work for women providing lessons on conduct, whether moral or practical, all drawing on parables from the Bible. This includes sections on education, married life, motherhood, etc. While Eddy advocates for the equal education of women and men, he does so only so that women can educate their sons, and on a whole, Eddy reinforces the stereotype of women as inferior or subservient to men. Daniel Eddy was a clergyman, politician and writer from Massachusetts. GOOD condition. Covers a bit soiled, with some stains. Cloth frayed and worn along the hinges and extremities, with a four inch split to the cloth along the center rear hinge. Repair to cloth slightly evident along the spine. Scattered soiling and foxing in the interior. Good .

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