ABSTRACT

ThestoryoftheLeesistersisoneofsupremepracticality,broad-rangingtalents, strengthofcharacter,andnotleastgreatentrepreneurialskills.Hereweretwo shrewdpragmatistswhousedtheirabilitiestotakeadvantageofchangingsocial conditions.Theyprovidedthemselveswithalife-stylenotmerelyreliantupon wealth,butanenjoymentofwidepopularityandsocialposition,simultaneously leadingthewayfortheactionsofawholenewgenerationofenterprisingwomen.