In search of the new woman: middle-class women and work in Britain, 1870-1914

1. 'A sort of bogey whom no-one has ever seen'? The nature of the search

2. 'All that she sees before her... is teaching'; formal schooling and its opportunities

3. 'The exercise of what may be termed her maternal faculties: public service and 'caring' occupations

4. 'Impossible for a lady to remain a lady': art, literature and the theatre

5. 'The real social divide existed between those who... dirtied hands and face and those who did not: women white collar workers (I)

6. 'A beggarly makeshift, but for me it was wealth beyond price': women white collar workers (II)

7. Ladies and women

8. Some conclusions: degrees of freedom

Sources and select bibliography.