Project Gutenberg 2010-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 212 Wood-Allen, Mary 1841 1908 Allen, Mary A. (Mary Augusta) Almost a Woman Produced by Meredith Bach, Katherine Ward, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Almost a Woman" by Mary Wood-Allen is a didactic work aimed at young adult readers, written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a guide for young women navigating the transition from childhood to womanhood, offering insights into the emotional, social, and biological changes they experience during this critical time. The narrative unfolds through the conversation between a father and his daughter, Helen, allowing readers to engage deeply with the themes of self-respect, moral integrity, and the importance of informed choices regarding relationships. At the start of the book, we meet Mr. and Mrs. Wayne, who discuss their daughter Helen's approaching adolescence and the need for open communication regarding her development into womanhood. Mr. Wayne expounds on the significance of imparting knowledge about self-respect and the moral implications of interactions between young men and women. As Helen yearns for guidance about friendships and the complexities of growing up, we see her wrestling with the societal expectations of young women and the desire for independence. Their dialogue explores the values of purity, the importance of education for women, and the pivotal role mothers play in shaping the character of future generations, setting the stage for a deeper examination of womanhood throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sexual ethics HQ Text Sociology Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Parenthood & Family Relations Category: Teaching & Education 163344 2025-08-13T06:37:48.345561 text/html 160963 2021-01-06T10:36:28 text/html 219060 2025-08-13T06:37:54.832576 application/epub+zip 220499 2025-08-13T06:37:51.244551 application/epub+zip 118795 2025-08-13T06:37:49.961551 application/epub+zip 353699 2025-08-13T06:37:57.515486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342396 2025-08-13T06:37:53.978527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193383 2022-09-14T15:13:38.657914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132161 2025-08-13T06:37:47.857558 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132020 2021-01-06T10:36:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18987 2025-08-13T06:37:57.703490 application/rdf+xml 11597 2025-08-13T06:37:50.476531 image/jpeg 3319 2025-08-13T06:37:50.213534 image/jpeg 152083 2021-01-06T10:36:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 49911 2021-01-06T10:36:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 221917 2025-08-13T06:37:48.384552 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia