Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Chapter 1. “Nature Never Intended Me for Obscurity” Th e Celebrity 17
5. Chapter 2. “Th e Duchess of Baltimore” Th e Aristocrat 62
6. Chapter 3. “A Modern Philosophe” Th e Inde pendent Woman 110
7. Chapter 4. “Happiness for a Woman” Th e Femme d’Esprit 153
8. Chapter 5. “So Much Agitated About Th is Child’s Destiny” Th e Mother and Daughter 188
9. Epilogue. “She Belongs to History” 221
10. Notes 231
11. Index 271
12. Acknowledgments 279