Preface.

Woman has been called "The helpmeet of man," "The guardian angel of the young," "The mistress of the two eternities in Heaven and Earth."

Her work, her special mission on earth, is: To redeem Man from error, to rescue him from social and moral degradation and suffering, and to train her children in the ways of Truth, Peace, and Purity; to elevate the mind of Man, and to aid him in the work of social regeneration and progress, by the power of her devoted, loving nature in the peculiar relationships of her sex.

Thus, by the faithful fulfilment of her mission, she is destined to become the saviour of her children's happiness; the equal and co-worker with Man in the field of Progress and Reform; and the chief Architect, under God, of the beautiful Kingdom of Peace and Love, which He has promised to establish among men.

These are the ideas I have feebly striven to follow out in this paper, showing, under the guise of a personal vision, or dream the principles of