Woman's rights, race, and imperialism -- Evolution, woman's rights, and civilizing missions -- The making of a white female citizenry : suffragism, antisuffragism, and race -- The politics of patriarchal protection : debates over coeducation and special labor legislation for women -- A feminist explores Africa : May French-Sheldon's subversion of patriarchal protection -- Assimilating primitives : the "Indian problem" as a "woman question" -- Eliminating sex distinctions from civilization : the feminist theories of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Mary Roberts Smith Coolidge -- Coming of age, but not in Samoa : reflections on Margaret Mead's legacy to western liberal feminism.