1. The Rise of Girls' Literature; 2. 'Thus Shall the Star of Domestic Peace Arise': Early American Women's Literature; 3. 'Toward that Larger and Less Happy Region of Womanhood': Family Stories; 4. 'The Joys of Being an Orphan': Orphan Girls' Stories; 5. 'Vassar Graduates do Marry': School Stories; 6. 'This is What Our Race Needs': African American Girls' Literature; 7. Conclusion.