Women of Modern FranceFront matterReading editionChapter navigation16 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterWOMANChapter I · Woman in politicsChapter II · Woman in Family Life, Education, and LettersChapter III · The Seventeenth Century: Woman at Her BestChapter IV · Woman in Society and LiteratureChapter V · Mistresses and Wives of Louis XIVChapter VI · Mme. de Sévigné, Mme. de La Fayette, Mme. Dacier, Mme. de CaylusChapter VII · Woman in ReligionChapter VIII · Salon Leaders Mme. de Tencin, Mme. Geoffrin, Mme. du Deffand, Mlle. de Lespinasse, Mme. du ChâteletChapter IX · Salon Leaders—(Continued) Mme. Necker, Mme. d'Epinay, Mme. de Genlis: Minor SalonsChapter X · Social ClassesChapter XI · Royal MistressesChapter XII · Marie Antoinette and the RevolutionChapter XIII · Women of the Revolution and the EmpireChapter XIV · Women of the Nineteenth CenturyBeginning of this editionNext chapter →WOMANAll chapters and sections (16)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsWOMANChapters1234567891011121314Transcriber's Note: The Table of Contents was added by the Transcriber.◇WOMAN →