""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Their First Great Public Profession""; ""2. A Distinctly Higher Walk""; ""3. Out of Politics""; ""4. A Change in Fashion""; ""5. The Way of the Buffalo""; ""6. Is This All?""; ""7. Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Historical Data on Women's Representation in the School Superintendency""; ""Notes""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Their First Great Public Profession""; ""2. A Distinctly Higher Walk""; ""3. Out of Politics""; ""4. A Change in Fashion""; ""5. The Way of the Buffalo""; ""6. Is This All?""