Originally published in 1901, 'What a Young Wife Ought to Know' is a vintage guide for young married women written by Emma F. Angell Drake. It includes guidance on all manner of subjects including how to dress, how to behave, how to bring up children, and much more besides. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in the roles of women at the turn of the 20th century, and is it not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Chapters include: “Intelligence Of The Young Wife”, “Home And Dress”, “Health Of The Young Wife”, “The Choice Of A Husband”, “What Shall A Young Wife Expect To Be To Her Husband”, “Trousseau And Wedding Presents”, “The Marital Relations”, “Preparation For Motherhood”, “Preparation For Fatherhood”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with an introductory essay by Edward Westermarck from his book “The History of Human Marriage”.

Excerpt from What a Young Wife Ought to Know: Thousand Dollar Prize Book To this generation as to no other, are we indebted for the awakening of woman. Not the awakening alone which has led her out of the Old lines into nearly every avenue Open to man in his pursuit Of the necessities and luxuries of life; but that other and larger awakening which has set her down face to face with herself, and in her study of woman she has shown herself courageous. Bravely acknowledging her own limita tions, she has set herself the task of fortifying the weak points, curbing the more daring as pirations, and getting herself into trim, so to Speak, that she may traverse the sea of life, without danger to herself, her cargo, or to any of the countless ships which follow in her wake, or that pass her in the day or the night. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.