Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868)

"Modern Women and What is Said of Them" by E. Lynn Linton is a collection of essays that explores how women were viewed and how their roles were changing in the 1800s. Linton looks at the differences between old ideas about women and the new "girl of the period," who she thinks is too focused on unimportant things like clothes and being popular. She worries that women are losing important qualities like being good and humble because they care more about fashion and what others think. Linton uses her writing to talk about how these changes affect women's lives as they try to be good wives, mothers, and members of society while facing new pressures.