{"product_id":"florence-nightingales-suggestions-for-thought-9780889204652","title":"Florence Nightingale’s Suggestions for Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlorence Nightingale’s \u003ci\u003eSuggestions for Thought\u003c\/i\u003e has intrigued readers from feminist-philosopher J.S. Mill (who used it in his \u003ci\u003eThe Subjection of Women\u003c\/i\u003e) to the latest generation of women’s activists. Although selections from this long work have been published, Lynn McDonald is the first editor to work through the numerous surviving drafts of Nightingale’s writing and present it as a complete volume. \u003ci\u003eSuggestions for Thought\u003c\/i\u003e contains two early attempted novels, draft sermons, and a lengthy fictional dialogue featuring St. Ignatius, founder of the Jesuits, the American evangelical Jacob Abbott, and British agnostic Harriet Martineau (with cameo appearances by Protestant reformer John Calvin and the poet Shelley) all against an unnamed “M.S.” \u003cbr\u003e  The most famous section of \u003ci\u003eSuggestions for Thought\u003c\/i\u003e is the essay Cassandra, famous as a rant against the family for stifling womens aspirations. Here the printed text is shown with the original novel draft alongside. McDonald’s introductions to each section provide historical context and Nightingales later views of the work. \u003cbr\u003e  Currently, Volumes 1 to 11 are available in e-book version by subscription or from university and college libraries through the following vendors: Canadian Electronic Library, Ebrary, MyiLibrary, and Netlibrary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lynn McDonald","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48295509459195,"sku":"9780889204652","price":157.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9780889204652.jpg?v=1772483334","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/florence-nightingales-suggestions-for-thought-9780889204652","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}