CHAPTER I. PAGE _State of Women among the Arabs of the Jahiliyeh, or the "Times of the Ignorance."_ 1 CHAPTER II. _State of Women in the Mohammedan World._ 7 CHAPTER III. _The Druze Religion and Druze Women._ 20 CHAPTER IV. _Nusairiyeh._ 35 CHAPTER V. _Chronicle of Women's Work from 1820 to 1872._ 45 CHAPTER VI. _Mrs.Whiting's School._ 57 CHAPTER VII. _Dr.De Forest's Work in Beirut._ 73 CHAPTER VIII. _Re-opening of the School in Beirut._ 97 CHAPTER IX. _Luciya Shekkur._ 114 CHAPTER X. _Raheel._ 120 CHAPTER XI. _Hums._ 140 CHAPTER XII. _Miriam the Aleppine._ 151 CHAPTER XIII. _Modern Syrian Views with regard to Female Education._ 158 CHAPTER XIV. _Bedawin Arabs._ 180 CHAPTER XV. _Woman between Barbarism and Civilization._ 191 CHAPTER XVI. _Opinions of Protestant Syrians with regard to the Work of American Women in Syria._ 200 CHAPTER XVII. _Other Labors for Women and Girls in this Field._ 204 CHAPTER XVIII. _The Amount of Biblical Instruction given in Mission Schools._ 215 CHAPTER XIX. _The Children's Chapter._ 233 THE WOMEN OF THE ARABS..