Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The sexual life of woman - the appearance of the first indica tions of sexual activity, the development of that activity and its culmination in sexual-maturity, the decline of that activity and its ultimate extinction in sexual death the entire process of the most perfect work of natural creation - has throughout all ages kindled the inspiration of poets, aroused the enthusiasm of artists, and sup plied thinkers with inexhaustible material for reflection.