*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgment, pg. ix*1. Introduction, pg. 1*2. Feminism, Evolutionism, and the Reconstruction of Gender, pg. 15*3. Beauty, Sexuality, and Evolutionary Process: Adam Bede and "Personal Beauty", pg. 43*4. Feminism and the Problem of Authority: The Mill on the Floss and "Physical Training", pg. 69*5. The Origins of Morality: Silas Marner and First Principles, pg. 95*6. Feminism, History, and Cultural Determinism: Romola and The Principles of Biology I, pg. 117*7. Women's Suffrage and Women's Suffering: Felix Holt and The Principles of Biology II, pg. 141*8. Theories of Origin and Knowledge: Middlemarch and The Study of Sociology, pg. 171*9. Civilization and Degeneration: Daniel Deronda and Spencer's Later Writing, pg. 198*Epilogue, pg. 228*Notes, pg. 233*Bibliography, pg. 261*Index, pg. 275