Introduction: Changing Lives? Women, Educational Reform and Personal Identities, 1800-1980 -- 1. Individual Lives and Social Histories -- 2. Elizabeth Hamilton (1758-1816) and the 'Plan of Pestalozzi' -- 3. Sarah Austin (1793-1867): 'Voices of Authority' and National Education -- 4. Jane Chessar (1835-80): From 'Surplus' Woman to Professional Educator -- 5. Mary Dendy (1855-1933) and Pedagogies of Care -- 6. Shena Simon (1883-1972) and the 'Religion of Humanity' -- 7. Margaret Cole (1893-1980): Following the Road of Educational and Social Progress -- 8. Conclusion: Individual Lives and Educational Histories