Almost a Man

Mrs. Mary Wood-Allen, M.D. (1841-1908) was the National Superintendent of the Purity department, Woman's Christian Temperance Union. She occupied a prominent and influential position in the women's social movement during the late nineteenth century She published a series of books entitled Self and Sex with titles including What a Young Girl Ought to Know (1897) and What a Young Woman Ought to Know (1899). Her other works include: Almost a Man (1895), Marvels of Our Bodily Dwelling (1899), Child Confidence Rewarded (1903), Teaching Truth (1907) and Almost a Woman (1907).

This book is about a boy coming to age and the sexual responsibilities of males.