Among the contributors to this 1884 work are many famous names in the struggle for women's rights.

Introduction Frances Power Cobbe; Part I. England: 1. The women's suffrage movement Millicent Garrett Fawcett; 2. The women's educational movement Maria G. Grey; 3. Women in medicine Frances Elizabeth Hoggan; 4. The industrial movement Jessie Boucherett; 5. Women as philanthropists Henrietta O. Barnett; Part II. Europe: 1. A general review of the women's movement in Germany Anna Schepeler-Lette and Jenny Hirsch; 2. The National Association of German Women Marie Calm; 3. Holland Elise van Calcar; 4. Austria Johanna Leitenberger; 5. Norway Camilla Collett; 6. Sweden Rosalie Ulrica Olivecrona; 7. Denmark Kirstine Frederiksen; 8. France Theodore Stanton; 9. Italy Aurelia Cimino Folliero de Luna and Dora D'Istria; 10. Spain Concepcion Arenal; 11. Portugal Rodrigues de Freitas; 12. Belgium Isala van Diest; 13. Switzerland Maria Goegg; 14. Russia Marie Zebrikoff; 15. Poland Elise Oresko; 16. Bohemia Elise Krasnohorska; 17. The Orient Kalliope A. Kehaya; Index.