# Journal of American Folk-Lore/Volume 12/Issue 44/Bibliography of Folk-Lore relating to Women

CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FOLK-LORE RELATING TO WOMEN.
Since the establishment of the Journal of American Folk-Lore, in 1888, the literature of the subject has vastly increased, but no more than the interest of women in this branch of science.
A complete bibliography of folk-lore relating to women would be a task beyond the present intention of the writer, whose aim is to give a selection of titles from the literature of the last ten years. Books and reprints alone have been considered, the articles in periodicals being left for future enumeration and discussion.
1. [Andersen, Hans C.]. La mère: conte de Hans Christian Andersen en 22 langues. St. Pétersbourg, 1894. This tale, so often translated, is the woman's tale par excellence of Andersen.
2. d'Avril, A. Les femmes dans l'épopée iranique. Paris, 1888. 16mo.
3. Bacon, Alice M. Japanese Girls and Women. London, 1891. 330 pp. 8°.
4. Bartels, Max. Die Medicin der Naturvölker: Ethnologische Beiträge zur Urgeschichte der Medicin. Leipzig, 1893. 361 S. 8°. Contains passim notes about women doctors and magicians.
5. Bergen, Fanny D. Current Superstitions, collected from the Oral Traditions of English-speaking Folk in America. With Notes, and an Introduction by W. W. Newell. Boston, 1896. viii, 161 pp. 8°. Contains very many items relating to womanhood, household superstitions, "signs," etc.
6. Bernhoft, Franz. Verwandtschaftsnamen und Eheformen der nordamerikanischen Volksstämme. Rostock, 1888.
7. Boas, Franz. The Social Organization and the Secret Societies of the Kwakiutl Indians. [From the Report of the U. S. Nat. Mus. for 1895, pp. 311–737.] Washington, 1897. This exhaustive study contains many items of legend and folk-lore relating to marriage, women's societies and ceremonials, women's songs, etc.
8. Bolton, Mrs. H. I. The Madonna of St. Luke: the Story of a Portrait. With an Introductory Letter by Daniel Huntington. New York, 1895. x, 127 pp. i6mo. Treats of the legends concerning St. Luke as the painter of a portrait of the Virgin Mary.
9. Bramhall, Mae St. John. The Wee Ones of Japan. New York, 1894. 137 pp. 12mo. Contains passim items of woman-lore.
10. von Brandt, M. Sittenbilder aus China: Mädchen und Frauen. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss des chinesischen Volkes. Stuttgart, 1895. 8°.
​11. Brinton, D. G. Nagualism. A Study in Native American Folk-Lore and History. Philadelphia, 1894. 65 pp. Pages 33-37 treat of the position of woman in Central American religious and secret societies.
12. Brinton, D. G. Religions of Primitive Peoples. New York and London, 1897. xiv, 164 pp. Pages 219-224 discuss the position of woman in primitive religions.
13. Brinton, D. G. Maria Candelaria. An Historical Drama from American Aboriginal Life. Philadelphia, 1897. xxix, 98 pp. A literary treatment of the legendary and historical accounts of Maria Candelaria, the American Indian Joan of Arc, who led the Tzentals against the Spaniards in 171 2.
14. Brunet, Gustave. La papesse Jeanne. Bruxelles, 1880.
15. Büttner, Fr. Adam und Eva in der bildenden Kunst bis Michel Angelo. 2. Aufl. Leipzig, 1890.
16. Chamberlain, A. F. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought (The Child in Primitive Culture). London and New York, 1896. 8°. Contains passim items of woman-lore; also "lore of motherhood," pp. 7-51, and proverbs, sayings, etc., about mother and child, pp. 382-386.
17. Ciszewski, S. Künstliche Verwandtshaft bei den Südslaven. Leipzig, 1897. 8°. Contains much interesting information about adoption, nurse-relationship, stepmotherhood, etc.
18. Cox, Marian R. Cinderella. Three Hundred and Forty-five Variants of Cinderella, Cat-skin, and Cap o' Rushes, abstracted and tabulated, with a Discussion of Mediaeval Analogues, and Notes. With an Introduction by Andrew Lang, M. A. London, 1893. 8°. lxxx, 535 pp. A most welcome comparative study of this familiar tale, with good bibliography.
19. Dargun, L. Mutterrecht und Raubehe und ihre Reste im germanischen Recht und Leben. Breslau, 1883.
20. Dargun, L. Studien zum ältesten Familienrecht. Erster Theil. Mutterrecht und Vaterrecht. Leipzig, 1892. 155 S. 8°.
21. Dietrich, Albrecht. Pulcinella. Pompejanische Wandbilder und römische Satyrspiele. Leipzig, 1897. x, 307 pp. 3 pi. 8°.
22. Earle, Alice M. Customs and Fashions in Old New England. New York, 1893. iii, 387 pp. 8°. Contains passim items of woman-lore. Pages 36-81, courtship and marriage customs.
23. Faure, André. Le mariage en Judée et en Egypte: analogie des deux institutions. Valence, 1897. viii, 107 pp. 8°.
24. Floessel, E. Die Schwiegermutter. Kulturgeschichtliche Beiträge. Dresden, 1890. Interesting data concerning the history of the much-abused mother-in-law.
25. Frazer, J. G. The Golden Bough; a Study in Comparative ​Religion. 2 vols. London and New York, xii, 407, 409 pp. 8°. The title of this book, which is also of Turner's famous picture, takes us back to the worship of Diana, and the book contains much concerning goddesses and their lore and legend.
26. Gamble, Eliza B. The God-idea of the Ancients; or, Sex in Religion. New York, 1897. vi, 339 pp. 8°. Does ample justice to woman in religion.
27. Garnett, Miss L. M. J. The Women of Turkey and their Folk-Lore. With Chapters on the Ethnography of Turkey, Folk-Conceptions of Nature, and the Origin of Matriarchy, by J. S. Stuart-Glennie. London, 1890-91. 2 vols. 461, 632 pp. 8°.
28. Groeber, Karl. Mehmeds Brautfahrt. Ein Volksepos der südslavischen Mohammedaner. Aufgezeichnet von Dr. F. S. Krauss. Wien, 1890. 130 S. Kl. 8°.
29. Hahn, E. Demeter und Baubo. Versuch einer Theorie der Entstehung unseres Ackerbaus. Lübeck, 1896. 77 S. 8°.
30. Hart, G. Pyramus und Thisbe Sage in Holland, England, Italien, und Spanien. Leipzig, 1892.
31. Hartland, E. S. The Science of Fairy Tales. An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology. London, 1891. viii, 372 pp. Pages 37-92, fairy births and human midwives; pages 255-332, swan-maidens. Good bibliography.
32. Hartland, E. S. A Marriage Custom of the Aborigines of Bengal: a Study in the Symbolism of Marriage Ceremonies [reprinted from "Asiatic Quarterly Review"]. 29 pp. 1892. Discusses the marking of the bride's forehead with red lead by the bride-groom, and other customs held to be symbolic of union.
33. Hartland, E. S. The Legend of Perseus: a Study of Tradition in Story, Custom, and Belief. Vol. i., The Supernatural Birth. London, 1894. xxiv, 228 pp. Vol. ii., The Life-Token. London, 1895. viii, 445 pp. Full of most valuable data concerning "virgin births," sympathetic magic, etc.
34. Henne am Rhyn, Otto. Die Frau in der Kulturgeschichte. 2. Aufl. Berlin, 1892. vii, 369 S. Gr. 8°. An interesting predecessor of Professor Mason's book on this topic.
35. Horčička, A. Die Saga von Susanna und Konig Wenzel. Innsbruck, 1880.
36. Hutchinson, H. N. Marriage Customs in Many Lands. London, 1897. 360 pp. 8°.
37. Klugmann, N. Vergleichende Studien zur Stellung der Frau im Alterthum. I. Bd. Die Frau im Talmud. Wien, 1898. v, 87 pp. 8°.
38. Kohler, J. Zur Urgcschichte der Ehe. Totemismus, Gruppenehe, Mutterrecht. Stuttgart, 1897. 8°.
​39. Kohler, J. Der Ursprung der Melusinensage. Leipzig, 1895. 8°.
40. Kovalevsky, M. Modern Customs and Ancient Laws of Russia (Ilchester Lectures for 1889–90). London, 1891. x, 260 pp. 8°. Items of woman-lore passim.
41. Krahl, E. Ueber vier Versionen der mittelenglischen Margaretenlegende. Berlin, 1889. Gr. 8°.
42. Krauss, F. S. Volksglaube und religiöser Brauch der Südslaven. Münster i. W., 1890. xvi, 176 S. Gr. 8°. This book, dedicated to the author's mother, treats, inter alia, of "pest-women" (chap, iv.), vilas (chap, v.), witchcraft (chap, vi.), etc.
43. Laengin, G. Religion und Hexenprocessen. Zur Würdigung des 400 jährigen Jubilaums der Hexenbulle und des Hexenbannes, u. s. w. Leipzig, 1888. xviii, 385 S.
44. Letourneau, Charles. Evolution of Marriage and the Family. London, 1891.
45. Letourneau, Charles. Sociology based upon Ethnography. Translated by H. N. Trollope. New edition. London, 1893. xvi, 608 pp. Cr. 8°. Pages 327–389, marriage; pages 389–401, the family.
46. Letourneau, Charles. L'évolution littéraire dans les diverses races humaines. Paris, 1894. Does some justice to woman's share in the origin and development of song and story.
47. Letourneau, Charles. L'évolution de l'esclavage dans les diverses races humaines. Paris, 1897. 538 pp. 8°. Has much to say concerning woman, "the first slave."
48. Letourneau, Charles. L'évolution politique dans les diverses races humaines. Paris, 1890. xxiii, 561 pp. 8°. Woman's position and woman's rule passim.
49. Letourneau, Charles. L'évolution de l'éducation dans les diverses races humaines. Paris, 1898. xviii, 617 pp. 8°. Items about female education passim.
50. Letourneau, Charles. La guerre dans les diverses races humaines. Paris, 1895. Woman in war passim.
51. Mahrenholtz, R. Jeanne Dare in Geschichte, Legende, Dichtung. Leipzig, 1890.
52. Mantegazza, P. Anthropologisch - kulturhistorische Studien über die Geschlechtsverhältnisse des Menschen. Jena, 1888.
53. Mason, O. T. Woman's Share in Primitive Culture. New York, 1894. xiii, 295 pp. 8°. Valuable throughout, especially the discussion of woman as artist, linguist, founder of society, and patron of religion.
54. Mason, O. T. The Origins of Invention: a Study of Industry among Primitive Peoples. London, 1895. 419 pp. A worthy companion volume to No. 53.
​55. McLennan, J. F. Studies in Ancient History. The Second Series, comprising an Inquiry into the Origin of Exogamy. Edited by the author's widow and Arthur Platt. London and New York, 1896. xiv, 605 pp. 8°.
56. Morton, F. W. Woman in Epigram. Flashes of Wit, Wisdom, and Satire from the World's Literature. Chicago, 1894. The poet and the sage often have the folk-wit.
57. Pallat, L. De fabula Ariadnæa. Berolinæ, 1892.
58. Ploss, H. Das Kind in Brauch und Sitte der Välker. Anthropologische Studien. Zweite neu durchges, und stark vermehrte Aufl. Neue Ausgabe. Leipzig, 1884, 2 Bde. x, 394; iv, 478 S. 8°. Full of folk-lore items respecting the girl and the young woman.
59. Ploss, H. Das Weib in der Natur- und Völkerkunde. Anthropologische Studien. Fünfte umgearbeitete und vermehrte Auflage. Nach dem Tode des Verfassers bearbeitet und herausgegeben von Dr. Max Bartels. Leipzig, 1897–98. 2 vols. 8°. A new edition of a work which is a perfect encyclopædia of folk-lore and folk-thought about women and their ways.
60. Porter, Rose. About Women: what Men have said. New York and London, 1894. 207 pp. Words of male genius about the fair sex, their thoughts and deeds.
61. Promber, O. Was wir Männer von den Frauen sagen. Aussprüche von Denkern und Dichtern. Dresden, 1898. iii, 80 S. 8°. A German counterpart of No. 60.
62. Quennc, Camille. La fête et les traditions de Ste. Rolende [reprinted from "Wallonia"]. Liège, 1894. 36 pp. Treats of the festival of Ste. Rolende at Gerpinnes in Hainault, and the folk-lore relating thereto.
63. Raimund, F. K., und Alexander Manastyrski. Die Rutenen in der Bukowina. 2 Teile. Czernowitz, 1890. Has sections on love, wooing, marriage, married life.
64. Remy, N. Das jüdische Weib. Mit einer Vorrede von Prof. Dr. M. Lazarus. Zweite Auflage. Leipzig, 1892. viii, 328 S. Gr. 8°.
65. Schaible, K. H. Die Frau im Altertum. Ein kulturgeschichtliches Bild. Zwei populare Vorträge. Karlsruhe, 1898. viii, 96 S.
66. Schlegel, Gustave. La femme chinoise. Leide, 1896. 8°.
67. von Schroeder, L. Die Hochzeitsgebräuche der Esten und einiges anderer finnisch-ugrischen Völkerschaften in Vergleichung denen der indogermanischen Völker. Berlin, 1888. A valuable and interesting comparative study of marriage customs.
68. Schrött, E. L'amour et les amoureux dans les lais de Marie de France. Lund, 1889. 66 pp. 8°.
​69. Steinmetz, S. R. Ethnologische Studien zur ersten Entwickelung der Strafe, nebst einer psychologischen Abhandlung über Grausamkeit und Rachsucht. Leiden, 1892–94. 2 Bde. xlv, 486; xv, 419 S. Items of woman-lore passim. Protection of woman, woman in blood-feud, mother and children, matriarchy, slavery, etc.
70. Stratz, C. H. Die Frauen auf Java. Eine gynäcologische Studie. Stuttgart, 1897. x, 134 S. 8°. The author notes the high position of the "Dukuns," or "wise women,"—midwives.
71. Strong, J. C. Wah-kee-nah and her People. The Curious Customs and Legends of the North American Indians. New York, 1893. 275 pp. Treats of a Yakima girl's life and vicissitudes, with many folk-lore items.
72. Volkov, Theodore. Rites et usages nuptiaux en Ukraine [reprinted from "L'Anthropologie"]. Paris, 1893. An exhaustive and detailed study.
73. Wake, C. S. The Development of Marriage and Kinship. London, 1889.
74. Westermarck, Edward. The History of Human Marriage. With Preface by A. R. Wallace. Second edition. London and New York, 1896. Items of woman-lore passim. Pages 417–430, marriage ceremonies and rites; pages 430–516, the forms of human marriage.
75. Winternitz, M. Das altindische Hochzeitsrituell nach dem Apastambīyagrihyasūtra und einigen anderen verwandten Werken. Mit Vergleichung der Hochzeitsgebräuche bei den übrigen indogermanischen Völkern [Denkschr. d. ksl. Akad. d. w. in Wien, Bd. xl.]. Wien, 1892. 114 S. Gr. 8°.
76. Witkowski, G. J. Anecdotes historiques et religieuses sur les seins et l'allaitement, comprenant l'histoire du décolletage et du corset. Paris, 1898. vii, 390 pp. 8°.
77. Wlislocki, H. von. Aus dem Volksleben der Magyaren. Ethnologische Mitteilungen. Múnchen, 1893. 983 S. Chapter vii., witchcraft and birth-goddesses.
78. Wlislocki, H. von. Volksglaube und Volksbrauch der Siebenbürger Sachsen. Berlin, 1893. Items of woman-lore passim.
79. Yastrebov, Vladimir. Pains de noces rituels en Ukraine. [Reprinted from "Rev. de Trad. Pop."] Paris, 1895. 12 pp. 8°.
80. Young, E. The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe: being sketches of the domestic and religious rites and ceremonies of the Siamese. London, 1898. 410 pp. Royal 8°.
81. Zanetti, Z. La medicina della nostre donne. Studio folk-lorico. Castello, 1892. xviii, 271 pp. 8°. A valuable study of folk-medicine among Italian women.
Isabel Cushman Chamberlain.
Worcester, Mass.