Introduction; I. Marguerite de Roberval, the Heroine of the Isle of Demons; II. The Marchioness de Guercheville, First Patroness of American Missions; III. The Lady de la Tour, a Fair Chatelaine of Acadia; I. Dame Hébert; II. Madame de Champlain, the First Lady of Canada; III. Madame de la Peltrie, Foundress of the First Girls' School in Canada