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Some of those women flourished, but not a few seemed diminished by their role as helpmeet and handmaiden, and if they got divorced, they divorced the identity they’d helped build and maintain. Rebecca Solnit: if I were a man 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z
Cahun is gifted and troubled, in a very distant way, and Moore pretty much abides by the conventions attached to the wife of a powerful artist: helpmeet, reasonable intermediary, survivor, emotional caretaker. Stepsisters, Lovers and Gender-Bending Artists, Now Celebrated in a Novel 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z
Though he is the ex-con and she his loyal helpmeet, she is often the dominant figure—driving their car, for instance, and patting his head as he rests on her shoulder. Hitchcock's Dark Dreamboat: Farley Granger (1925-2011) 2011-03-30T16:55:00Z
Shelden paints them less as active participants in Churchill's career than as objects of his male desire, or helpmeets at best, so this doesn't quite qualify as "feminist" history. Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill by Michael Shelden – review 2013-03-15T12:02:59Z
Harriet was the wisely, teasingly understanding helpmeet, and young Ricky was the adorable one, the mischievous boy who mispronounced words, made wisecracks, grew up impossibly handsome and became a pop star. David Nelson, Son in ?Ozzie and Harriet,? Dies at 74 2011-01-13T03:23:00Z
Through it all he drew on New York, his inspiration and his helpmeet. Review: An Aching Ode to Jerome Robbins’s Lost New York 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z
Peggy, who is either pregnant or holding a child in almost all of her scenes, embodies a familiar feminine ideal, and Ms. Adams does nothing to subvert the image of a perfect mother and helpmeet. Review: ‘The Master,’ From Paul Thomas Anderson 2012-09-13T15:23:48Z
Bitters are the stomach’s wingman — its appetizer before a big meal, its comfort and helpmeet in the aftermath. Overeating on Thanksgiving? Bitters can make it better. 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z
Laura’s seven-year itch is only worsened by the blockish indifference of her husband, a man far more excited by the cultivation of sugar beets than by the warm helpmeet breathing at his side. Resurrected from the archives: timeless women’s fiction 2013-07-19T22:54:15Z
The wives of artists in movies and literature tend to be doormats or helpmeets, and their psychic anguish and creative fire rarely move from background to center stage. Review: Daniel Day-Lewis Sews Up Another Great Performance in ‘Phantom Thread’ 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z
Shall I give up my life to be your helpmeet? Shakespeare’s Deleted Scenes 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z
What Robbins loved most was New York, the city that was his muse and his helpmeet — and that has been transformed beyond recognition from the days of Jets and Sharks. 13 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z
Ms. Gustern might have thought of herself as a helpmeet or second banana, but her students didn’t see her that way. She Taught New York to Sing 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z
The guys are the church elders, the women meant to be their helpmeets and handmaidens. Higher Ground: When God Doesn't Talk Back 2011-08-25T07:05:00Z
Conservatives see a classy helpmeet, bringing old-world elegance to the White House. Perspective | Is Melania Trump sending coded messages, or are we just talking to ourselves? 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z
Lately, as best I can tell, the most common set of helpmeets are the slant-rhyming trio of coffee, wine, and Amazon Prime. The Quiet Protests of Sassy Mom Merch 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z
With the so-called colored convention movement that began in the 1830s, women were welcomed to public life, but mainly as helpmeets. ‘Vanguard’ Spotlights the Black Women Who Fought for the Vote 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z
The excellent Ms. Rogers returns as Harry’s frowzy helpmeet, a woman narcotized by monotony, who can still put on the dog for a handsome stranger. Review: A Criminally Enjoyable ‘Hangmen’ from Martin McDonagh 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z
The book’s female protagonists create their own counterparts, as projections and helpmeets. In Mark Haddon’s “The Porpoise,” Storytelling Is an Instrument of Violence and Solace 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z
“That’s an unpardonable attempt to do her as the conventional helpmeet of genius.” Volume of Robert Frost’s Letters Renews Debate About His Character 2014-02-05T01:51:30Z
The basic point of the essay was that she had been groomed to be a certain kind of bright but compliant helpmeet, and she was spitting mad at herself for succeeding. Sally Kempton, Rising Star Journalist Turned Swami, Dies at 80 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z
Greene's celebrity and ambition clearly alienate the mostly-male membership that still views women either as helpmeets or sex objects, not as equals. Republican women learn the hard way: Complicity will not protect you 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z
With an abacus and a slide rule, earlier helpmeets, you had to know something of the mathematical process. Opinion | What might ChatGPT do for humanity? The ancient Greeks offer a clue. 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z
The shock of feminism came none too soon for guys, including me, who had lorded in a sixties bohemia that mandated women be doting helpmeets to their entitled—because genius—men. The Art of Dying 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z
Both women were independent researchers, but bought into the era’s perceptions about wives being ‘helpmeets’ to their husbands. Careers and controversy before the First World War 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z
A lush mesh of samples and crate-digger aural collages courtesy of like-minded helpmeets the Dust Brothers, the eclectic and seminal Boutique remains a high point of Beastie musicality. Beastie Boys: ‘Being in a band… it’s an absurd comedy’ 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z
Greene's celebrity and ambition clearly alienate the mostly-male membership that still views women either as helpmeets or sex objects, not as equals. Republican women learn the hard way: Complicity will not protect you 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z
They think she is the conspiring helpmeet of a liberal, almost Clintonesque establishment in charge of the country’s institutions. Opinion | Theresa May might make Trump look stable for once 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z
They were helpmeets to each other and rivals; some were almost servants, while others were literally sisters. Opinion | Early polygamous Mormon marriages through the eyes of the wives 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z
Today, Hillary Clinton strives to live again among some White House furnishings that she and her helpmeet were compelled to disgorge. A fitting final chapter to 2016’s sleaze sweepstakes 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z
In 1615, for example, Cecco del Caravaggio, no relation though he was the older painter’s helpmeet, sometime model and companion, looked back to the early paintings of boys when he produced his own Musician. Villainy and visionaries: how Caravaggio’s followers saw the light 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z
On the other hand, she was, both in word and deed, a role model for the idea women are meant to be helpmeets for men instead of heroes of their own stories. Nancy Reagan’s anti-feminism might be her most lasting legacy 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z
But that is belied by the number of females who wander from man to man, or simply do without a helpmeet altogether. Cads and dads 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z
And that role is not just as helpmeet, but also propagandist, morale raiser, the mother raising her children with the love of jihad. The radicalisation of Samantha Lewthwaite, the Aylesbury schoolgirl who became the 'white widow' 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z
For his part, Law's Dr Banks is the sinister helpmeet, perfect for bringing out Emily's neuroses: he is bland, conceited, self-congratulatory, more than a little liable to indulge a beautiful young patient. Side Effects – review 2013-03-07T15:30:01Z
A helpmeet, yes, but it has been my misfortune to never encounter such a woman who was also a woman. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z
Marrying in his twenty-fifth year, his wife, named Katherine Boucher, proved a faithful and useful helpmeet, one who considered her husband's excursions to be dictated by superior knowledge. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z
His first act was to dethrone and supplant Chaos; and then, thinking he would be happier with a helpmeet, he married his own mother, Nyx. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z
Kitty is a companion, a helpmeet, God bless her! Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z
What was Eve made for but to be Adam’s helpmeet?” he returned with an unpleasant laugh. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z
He loved her beauty, which had never been more brilliant or alluring; he loved the spirit that proved her fit helpmeet for such as he. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z
At first sight the woman appeared a helpmeet well suited to him. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z
A pretty helpmeet for a Hojo was this degenerate child of Nara's! The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z
And why did he, after the menagerie had passed by, pathetically exclaim, "But for Adam there was not found an helpmeet for him"? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z
Yes, a helpmeet, and that implies that he was to do his share. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z
Her husband, a grave lawyer in middle life, would come home to dinner and find his helpmeet romping with the other children in the plaza. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
She makes an excellent helpmeet, and an ideal clergyman's wife. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z
A rude and proud as well as licentious and undisciplined man finds contempt from her who should be his congenial helpmeet a constantly galling spur. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z
Probably Adam saw him when he was looking for "an helpmeet" and gave him a name, but Eve had never met him before. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z
His wife seemed, in all her life and actions, to be a suitable helpmeet for him. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z
So it is no use, my romantic friend," she concluded with a whimsical smile, "for you to select me as a suitable helpmeet for one of your imaginary knights. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z
She was a helpmeet in every sense of the word to her husband. Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward 2011-12-24T03:07:54.433Z
Not to any one who is of the right spirit to be truly an helpmeet to you. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z
Probably Adam saw him when he was looking for "an helpmeet," and gave him a name, but Eve had never met him before. Mistakes of Moses 2011-11-24T03:00:39.887Z
Man was created to be the protector of woman, and woman to be the helpmeet of man. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z
All the diabolical circles the devil may invent or his helpmeets acquire will be of small avail when the leaping tongues of flame curl round you, false servant of the devil. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z
Mr. Swayne had, in all probability, put in his finishing touches with such vigour, that possibly a remembrance of them accounted for a certain absence of solicitude on the part of his helpmeet. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z
Charming as she was, she did not possess those sterling qualities which alone could have enabled her to be a real helpmeet to him in the terrible trials, which were preparing for him. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z
And why did he, after the menagerie had passed by, pathetically exclaim, "But for Adam there was not found an helpmeet for him?" Mistakes of Moses 2011-11-24T03:00:39.887Z
Her duties as house-mistress and hostess as well as Shelley’s companion and helpmeet left her not much time for reverie. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z
Let them wed with the younger women so that there may be husbands and wives, helpers and helpmeets, again in Lemnos.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z
Surely, if you are choosing a helpmeet for such high and holy reasons, it were well that you looked further afield. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z
He's set his great, big, gentle soul on having you for his helpmeet, and I don't believe you will let any silly notion ruin it all. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z
And that, moreover, she would prove a loving, a faithful, and a true helpmeet. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z
This paragraph from the Autobiography does not contain the only tribute paid by Franklin to his wife as a faithful helpmeet. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z
He himself is so unpretentious, so warm-hearted, so single-minded, and so manly that he deserves a more sympathetic and less vain helpmeet than this female doctor, with her too prosy platitudes and her chill philosophies. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z
If, as she expected, and not without good reason, William Saint became her husband, he might turn out, with discreet handling, a docile helpmeet. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z
“I hope he recognises his fore-ordained helpmeet in Miss Simpson, as we do in the ladies of our choice.” By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z
Girls who have not been spoiled by over-indulgence, and who have been taught to take a sane, calm, rational view of all life’s circumstances, are the best helpmeets that man can have. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z
She was zealous to learn; resolute to be a helpmeet. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z
The Reverend Avery's puzzled face sent his helpmeet off in another gurgle of laughter. The Tobacco Tiller A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields 2011-06-01T02:00:27.327Z
She was his “helpmeet” from their earliest union, and as time passed and their affection for each other grew as a protecting shelter about them, he relied more and more upon her counsels.  The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z
Then the male flew off again, and presently came back with another beakful, which his helpmeet took from him at the door, where she had been awaiting his arrival. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z
What sort of helpmeet she has been he lovingly portrayed in the “Dedication,”—a tender tribute that was fully deserved. Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson 2011-05-14T02:00:10.627Z
Might she not end by being a real helpmeet to him? The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z
A helpmeet in labour, she will also be an associate in the death-struggle. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z
Is not that what helpmeet means?' she went on, a soft gravity stealing over her words,—'that I should try to help you in everything, even against yourself? Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z
Permit me to congratulate you, Madame, on the choice of a lord and master, a helpmeet no doubt. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z
Ea had created him without a helpmeet; he had endowed him with wisdom and knowledge, but had denied to him the gift of immortality. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z
His whole career is one long record of perjury, vengeance and meanness, unredeemed by a single generous act, and his wife was a worthy helpmeet and actively co-operated in his tyranny. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z
The thread of Vilate's life has been fully traced in that of her noble husband, at whose side she stood as a helpmeet and a heroine for five and forty years. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z
Granf'er paid no more heed to his helpmeet's words than if it had been the wind blowing down the chimney. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z
Cameron, perhaps surprisingly, believes that a woman’s proper function is to be a helpmeet to a man, because that’s what the Bible says. Theater Review | New Jersey: A Rivalry Born Behind the Lens 2010-02-20T04:05:00Z
Wherever the Semitic spirit has prevailed, the woman has been simply the helpmeet and shadow of the man; for the orthodox Mohammedan she hardly possesses a soul. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z
In the meantime, June the 28th, 1870, I was married to Miss Rosetta Butler who still lives to bless my life, and is still a true helpmeet in my old age. Autobiography of Z. S. Hastings
Lois looked at her and said a cruel thing: 'You are no helpmeet for him. The Unknown Sea
In her own domain Miguella became a handy, comely old woman, who moved about without noise and must have been a good helpmeet to the husband she had lost a quarter of a century ago. Glories of Spain
"While it seems that all is night to the poor woman whom God has seen fit to place here as a helpmeet to man." The Nightrider's Feud
At twenty-five he fluttered after a lady who seemed a promising helpmeet. The Gay Adventure A Romance
He quoted the Bible about women being the helpmeet of their husbands, and about the parents eating sour grapes and setting the children's teeth on edge. Nancy of Paradise Cottage
Hence they are keenly anxious to prove themselves helpmeets in the literal sense of the word. Rambles in Womanland
Now that such a result was wholly impracticable and impossible, it did occur to him that perhaps no helpmeet for Reuben could so surely guide him in the way of truth. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866
He felt that this firmness would indeed make her a true helpmeet in the present case. Shadows of Flames A Novel
As he opened the door his helpmeet suggested he should not forget at his private devotions to ask for a contented spirit. The Gay Adventure A Romance
He is a man who will make large demands upon his wife if she is to be a real helpmeet, and he needs to be understood. Windyridge
He found this helpmeet in Bertrade de Montfort, with whom he fell in love while on a trip to Tours, in 1092. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10)
"And the man gave names to all cattle and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field, but for man there was not found an helpmeet for him." Oriental Women
Thus it came about that I undertook a journey with Jahan Khan down to India, and in one of the zenana missions there we found a girl who was to become his helpmeet through life. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches
It took women of stout courage and nerve, such as you, Sister Rogers, to be really a helpmeet to a man in this wilderness of twenty years ago. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge
Captain Kittridge rowed his helpmeet, with Mara and Sally, across the Bay to the island. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine
She is a helpmeet to her husband, and not a plaything, or a slave. Threads of Grey and Gold
Be no worse helpmeet than I was, And mayst thou be as happy too. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature
But don't you think that a godly woman for helpmeet would make the work more effectooal? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865
“Let ’im go!” grumbled Bunker pacing up and down and avoiding his helpmeet’s eye, but at last he ripped out a smothered oath and racked off down the street to his stable. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp
"Cap'n Kittridge!" said his helpmeet, drawing herself up, and giving him an austere glance over her spectacles; "how often must I tell you that there is subjects which shouldn't be treated with levity?" The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine
He pointed out to his patient helpmeet that times were ripe for economy and that French chops are economical only in respect to their nutritive content. The Monk of Hambleton
He took a street-car back to the station and found his nominal helpmeet sitting just where he had left her. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards
Strong where he was weak, and weak where he was strong, how evidently was she meant of an all-gracious and all-wise Creator as a true helpmeet for him: his complement—filling up his being. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes
It has proved to the world that woman is not only a helpmeet by the fireside, but when allowed to do so she can become a most powerful factor in the affairs of the Government. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV
"How will your helpmeet in the other room answer the purpose?" Diana
The same spirit, which made your dear mother my helpmeet in my public life, sustained her, at the sacrifice of every personal predilection, in constant companionship with her husband at sea. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'
What was a wife for but to be a helpmeet? In a Little Town
The other girl is represented as having married an old country parson, who sought a wife simply as a helpmeet in his work. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning
According to accepted theology the first thing that helpmeet does is to precipitate him into sin. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV
His honor was her honor, his rank was her rank, and she was his helpmeet. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 10. October, 1880
For a helpmeet he had secured a lineal descendant of that noble and revered puritan, Gov. The History of Dartmouth College
For eighteen centuries she has been gradually but slowly rising from the condition of drudge and servant for man, to become his helpmeet, counselor and companion. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III
Following this injunction I have taken unto myself a helpmeet, who is all that the word implies, loving, economical, and well trained in domestic arts. Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements
Where did man get the authority which he now exercises to govern one-half of humanity; from what power the right to place woman, his helpmeet in life, in an inferior position? The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV
When God created man in his own image, He said, 'It is not good that man should live alone: I will make him a helpmeet.' Public School Education
From what power the vested right to place woman—his partner, his companion, his helpmeet in life—in an inferior position? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
Here, at last, she was become a helpmeet to her husband. Making People Happy
If she did not, Lawrence thought, she would be an inconvenient helpmeet for him. The End of a Coil
“Constables—fetters!” howled Lampaxo, as a direful interlude, to be silenced by an angry gesture from her helpmeet. A Victor of Salamis
And, to ballast thee the better, the Queen of her graciousness hath found thee a weighty helpmeet. The Fifth Queen Crowned
By proper education, she understands her duties, physical, intellectual, and moral; and fulfilling these, she is a helpmeet in the true sense of the word. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
She was really a mother to him, as well as a passionately loving and devoted helpmeet. The Martian
He sees that, while the Western woman is suited in every way to become the companion of, and a helpmeet to, her husband, his own little wife is fit to be neither. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ
I don't know as you'd have to look more'n a hundred miles for the very young woman that would make the right kind of helpmeet for you, but you know best about that. "Some Say" Neighbours in Cyrus
“And here is a purse of gold to reward my kind and worthy helpmeet.” Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure
Such heresies have no place under a Christian civilization, which has exalted Woman to her true rank as the equal and helpmeet of Man, the object of his tenderest affections and most loyal services. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice
At the same time, the wondering speculation seized her again, whether Betty Frere, as she had seen her, was likely to prove a good helpmeet for this man. A Red Wallflower
When I look at Miss Clairville, I think of her as the possible helpmeet of my life, had it been spent in the service of this world instead of in the service of God. Ringfield A Novel
The missionary's wife is a true "helpmeet," and having been trained as a deaconess at Strasbourg, she regularly visits the poor, occasionally assisting them with medical advice. The Huguenots in France
And now you—you, Sir Deryck—must help me to become a real helpmeet to Michael. The Mistress of Shenstone
His highest term of praise of her was to speak of her as the helpmeet for him. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir
The newly married couple were each a helpmeet unto the other, and had probably known each other from early life in the same church and perhaps in the same public school. Log-book of Timothy Boardman Kept On Board The Privateer Oliver Cromwell, During A Cruise From New London, Ct., to Charleston, S. C., And Return, In 1778; Also, A Biographical Sketch of The Author.
She was, when she pleased, an out-and-out helpmeet, and now she was excelling herself. Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls
Jean Rou describes her as a true helpmeet for him, young, beautiful, rich, and withal virtuous, and of the most pleasing and gentle temper in the world. The Huguenots in France
The history of our aborigines would have been quite other than it has been, if they had had a chance to win the assistance of this noble helpmeet. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization
I understand the Scriptural word "helpmeet," as applied to wife, in the New England sense of "help." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
She must be Love and Justice and Truth to her children, and companion and friend and helpmeet to her husband. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies
Walking across the room, he addressed her with the utmost simplicity, telling her that an inward monitor advised him that she, of all womankind, was his predestined helpmeet. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother
By his side, smiling and nodding and kerchief-waving, was his buxom helpmeet, one arm thrown about a fragile, pale-faced girl in black. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike
Comte had not read Ouida, who once wrote that when God said, "I will make a helpmeet for him," He was speaking ironically. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8
She was a helpmeet in all that the word implies. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen
True, these criminals ran risks, and took what President Smith in his recent testimony, when telling of his own quintette of helpmeets, called "the chances of the law." The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite
A helpmeet must grow by the exercise of being useful. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers
Twenty years of close communion all over the frontier give fair inkling as to one's characteristics, and Cranston had known Mac and his helpmeet even longer. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike
To be his comforter and helpmeet, to cheer him when the days were dark, and to enjoy his companionship, and brighten his home, were pleasures enough to tempt her. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands
When we are born again, ritual becomes helpful trellis for the spiritual flowers; the outward form becomes the helpmeet of redeeming grace. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year
The Vicar had undoubtedly made a mistake in marrying a young girl for her beauty and charm, without considering if she were a true helpmeet for his life’s work. The Lady of the Basement Flat
"Does not a woman need a helpmeet, too?" she wrote on the fly-leaf of a book she held in her lap. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers
They stay to play, as helpmeets, the woman's part in carrying on the high tradition of the British Raj. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 18, 1914
All things, however, have their uses, and I can recommend this religion to any young lady present who does not find it easy to secure a helpmeet. Five Hundred Dollars First published in the "Century Magazine"
Our very garden becomes our helpmeet when we are cultivating the fruits of the Spirit. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year
As the women of the South had been the counsellors, the comforters, the very life of the soldiers when the dark hour was threatened; so they proved themselves worthy helpmeets now that it had come. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death
And young Mr. Mill took the book and wrote beneath in a copper-plate East India hand, "I do not know what a woman needs; but I think the speaker needs a helpmeet." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers
I believe the only true restorative is the natural one, the actual presence of one's "helpmeet." Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston
Dear Mr. Gold, it shall be as you wish, and I trust God may help me to be a worthy helpmeet. Aunt Rachel
Gustav Bauer had been a very unsatisfactory helpmeet, but his widow only chose to remember now the little in him that had been good. Good Old Anna
The ladies dragged their respective liege-lords into the dispute, and each of the latter espoused the side of his helpmeet. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion
God knew it was not good for man to be alone, and He has a helpmeet for my boy somewhere in the world, I am sure. The Man of the Desert
“We are indeed!” cried the old man, echoing the shrill tones of his helpmeet. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life
“My little helpmeet!” he said, and Sylvia found her best reward in the sound of that word, and the knowledge that she was strengthening him in the right path. More about Pixie
You are to be my helpmeet, my good angel, the inspiration of my life; don’t begin by wishing me to do less than my best! A Houseful of Girls
He led her home as his wife in May, 1843, and she became to him a true helpmeet for his children, his home, and his077/73 institution. Deaconesses in Europe and their Lessons for America
The women have made shipwreck of their lives too, and they are companions in misery, if not helpmeets in understanding. The Nabob, Volume 1
A man wants a helpmeet—" "And this man," I said, "seems likely to go on wanting. Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps and Mishaps on an English Chicken Farm
I cursed my fate just as any invalid has cursed the malady that makes him a responsibility and a burden to his partner instead of a joy and helpmeet. Highways in Hiding
The hour to which she had looked forward to so long, when Ned would give her a right to love him and to be his helpmeet in life, might be close at hand. A Houseful of Girls
She had thus been his helpmeet, and a faithful one, for thirty years. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories
The next instant she hurried softly but quickly down the stairs, took her astonished helpmeet by the arm, and dragged him into the orchard, closing the kitchen door behind her. The Village by the River
The prompt second marriage of Bach was certainly a compliment to the memory of his first wife, who was a most amiable helpmeet and friend. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians
His wife proved to be a helpmeet in the truest sense of the word, she at this time keeping hotel at New Brunswick and making no small amount herself. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail
I had stood up before a preacher in the house of God and agreed to be your wife and helpmeet, but, as I now see it, I didn't do my duty by you. Dixie Hart
He asked her to be a helpmeet unto him, and she agreed. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories
She has been to me a helpmeet in the truest and best sense of the word, rejoicing with me in the days of my success and sympathizing with me in the days of my adversity. A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson
She is the coadjutor of man, his complement and helpmeet.... A Compilaton on Women
The best husband, the truest, the noblest, the gentlest, the richest-hearted, cannot make his home happy if his wife be not in every sense a helpmeet. Making the Most of Life
He is her protector, she is his helpmeet. Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions
Since her marriage, Mrs. Dunbar has resided in Washington, and has done some of her best work in short story writing, as well as acting as secretary and general helpmeet for her husband. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro
He thinks I am too ungodly to be eligible for the helpmeet of a true believer. A Crooked Path A Novel
Music has been called the handmaiden of Christianity, but may more appropriately be designated its loyal helpmeet. For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music
But to be a real helpmeet she must have an overall skirt and a pair of rubber boots. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916
For it is a helpmeet, not another genius, that a man of genius really needs most. The Loves of Great Composers
The woman must be the housewife, the helpmeet of the homemaker, the wise and fearless mother of many healthy children. Successful Methods of Public Speaking
He thought, too, how nobly her life would be spent if she chose to be the helpmeet of a Christian minister. A Dozen Ways Of Love
Now she could be in every sense the "helpmeet." Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
Then Gunnar sang a song— Each who hurls the gory javelin Hath some honour of his own, Now my helpmeet wimple-hooded Hurries all my fame to earth. The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga
The strong arm of the good helpmeet, Mrs. Glidden, turned the grindstone that twisted the first wire that made the first Glidden barb fence that kept stock at bay in Illinois or the world. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside
His wife, a good woman and energetic helpmeet, had brought him but the one studious son. The Mormon Prophet
The reader may imagine the desolation of the Lady Sybil, thus deprived of the helpmeet on whom she had leaned so long and loved so well. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars
Her ideal was to be the real helpmeet of a young, struggling man to whom she could and would be indispensable, as her mother had been to her father. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
P: And of His signs is this: He created for you helpmeets from yourselves that ye might find rest in them, and He ordained between you love and mercy. Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
Surrounded by this devoted helpmeet and two manly sons, there was not a happier home in old Virginia. Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee (A Representative from Virginia) Delivered in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, Fifty-Second Congress, First Session
In the schoolroom, they are gathering up those intellectual treasures, which will make them in a double sense helpmeets unto their husbands. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South
"Gentlewoman, good family, small means, musical, devoted to parish work, wishes to correspond with clergyman with view to being 'an helpmeet for him.'" Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-07-28
Possibly Gregg and his modest helpmeet discovered that there was something she desired to "spring" upon the meeting. The Deserter
She was a comely, bright-faced, bright-eyed, and energetic woman, who had been both a loving wife and a valued helpmeet to her husband. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life
Put man and woman together on the primitive earth, and it is the man that has got to subdue it; the woman is what Scripture calls her,—the helpmeet. The Other Girls
Though their income was small, he would not allow his wife to accept several proffered professional engagements; he did not wish his helpmeet to become a servant of the public. Some Old Time Beauties After Portraits by the English Masters, with Embellishment and Comment
Loving, devoted, docile, she learned to be helpmeet and companion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864
His wife had the worried face and the anxious eyes of the minister's helpmeet, and the painfully ready smile for newcomers who might, or might not, prove desirable parishioners. A Woman Named Smith
And the host's wife, as he describes her, is not by any means a pleasant helpmeet for an honest man. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction
Her death, on May 5, was deeply grieved by the prince, for Charlotte had been a most devoted helpmeet and adviser to him throughout the anxious years of their married life. History of Holland
A wife should be the helpmeet of her husband in all things. For the Faith
Hers was no blind obedience; her reason for sacrificing herself gives us the true position of a woman as a helpmeet, and as a helpmeet in the performance of public duty. Stray Thoughts for Girls
Andromache, in Homer, is the worthy companion and helpmeet of Hector; not a Greek, but Egyptian idea. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19
In the retirement of Rheinsberg she was really his helpmeet and an amiable hostess for his guests, and it was reported by the Austrian agents to the Court of Vienna that her influence was increasing. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12
It is to a certain extent adulterated, sophisticated, made not so much the helpmeet, or the willing handmaid, of Art as its thrall, almost its butt. The English Novel
But this was only in accordance with the Semitic conception of woman as the lesser man, his servant rather than his companion, his shadow rather than his helpmeet. Patriarchal Palestine
The nest he could feather decently enough himself; the sole problem, a critical one in its way, was to decide upon the helpmeet. Queed
But Seek not, impulsive masculine lover, to explore too many of the mysteries of this thy feminine helpmeet. Hints for Lovers
She was his comrade and helpmeet as well as his wife. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen
In consequence I feel very lonely, and my first experience not being distasteful, indeed the reverse, I am anxious to try again, provided I can meet with a sincere helpmeet of good family. The Great Adventure
It was the old appeal of the man to the helpmeet God had created for him, and the woman in her responded. One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks'
She had been in her husband's confidence, and had been his helpmeet throughout their married life. Tom Tufton's Travels
According to her lights, which are not hygienic, she is a good housekeeper and a genuine helpmeet. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines
Was not the helpmeet given to raise him up From his contentment with the lower things? Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II.
As he crossed the room, with hand outstretched, her one conscious thought was of the chance to be a woman and a helpmeet Evie had flung away. The Wild Olive
Down went the night-cap on the ground, Hats, boots and clothing flying round; In vain his helpmeet cried "Hold on!" Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1
They were married August 17, 1843; and he never had cause to regret his choice, for she proved to him a helpmeet indeed. Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler
The lady afterwards became the happy wife and helpmeet of a great artist. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great
Let any one peruse, with all intentness, the lineaments of this portrait, and he will be impressed with the fact, that it is possible for woman to fulfil her mission, and become a true helpmeet. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
She was a talented and competent designer, but as the helpmeet of a man she had genius. The Roll-Call
My dear, As well in Indiana as here— I always took a morning ride, With you, my helpmeet, by my side. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1
She had gone out with him from home and kin to a hard and heathen land, and she had been his loyal helpmeet in all his trials. Hero Tales of the Far North
His wife—the Frau Kapellmeisterinn—born Josepha Poll—was not a helpmeet for him, being addicted to strong drink, and therefore, during her last years, placed in a convent in Cologne. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 07, May, 1858
The characteristics of woman as a helpmeet deserve our notice. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
I was told that Abram Handy was a widower anxious to take Temperance for a second helpmeet, and that she could not decide whether to accept or refuse him. The Morgesons
She had been his helpmeet in many unavowable extravagances, in the days when he was still striving after a brilliant position in town. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk
Man's helpmeet, if her presence is helpful she stays on the stage with him: if it hinders his work, she retires behind the curtain. Bushido, the Soul of Japan
Women are taught, almost from the moment they come into the world, that their chief end in existence is to be, in some way or other, a "helpmeet" for man. Sex and Common-Sense
Woman as a Christian is a helpmeet indeed and in truth. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
When word of the disaster was brought to Whitley's, he was not at home, but his wife, a worthy helpmeet, immediately sent for him, and meanwhile sent word to his company. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790
Nowhere else can I find the broad perspective of his theology and his primary helpmeets in the devotional life as I find them there. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 10 Drummond to Jowett, and General Index
On the opposite side of the field stood the row of steep-roofed, palm- thatched huts in which the ordinary cowhands lived with their dusky helpmeets and children. Through the Brazilian Wilderness
And the Lord God said, It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him an helpmeet for him.... Woman: Man's Equal
Twenty-five years' experience has shown me that just the helpmeet whom I love is the only one that could suit my vocation. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
Look around, and from the numbers of good women to be found on every side choose one who will make you a fitter helpmeet, a more conventional comrade, than I could ever do. My Brilliant Career
And she'll be equally charming as the helpmeet of the village schoolmaster. The Obstacle Race
And would you rear a mulberry grove, That I might thus a helpmeet prove? The Snow-Drop
All the mother in her hated to have him hurt, but the sensible helpmeet part of her knew that it must be done. Bambi
Notice how Adam was made ready for his helpmeet. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
I was as suited for matrimony as any of the sex, but only with an exceptional helpmeet—and Harold was not he. My Brilliant Career
He trembled and endured, till he found a razor concealed under his wife's pillow, and then he determined to remove his violent helpmeet to a safe seclusion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861
Where did man get the authority that he now claims to govern one-half of humanity, from what power the right to place woman, his helpmeet in life, in an inferior position? Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States, 2d Session, 49th Congress, December 8, 1886, and January 25, 1887
Woman is the intellectual helpmeet of man in public as in private life. A Woman of No Importance
The purpose of God in the creation of woman was to provide man with a helpmeet. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
Him he endowed with free will and immortality and appointed sovran over everything upon earth; and from man he made woman, to be an helpmeet of like nature for him. Barlaam and Ioasaph
My dear," he said, "you are a fitting helpmeet for the Rev. Mr. Barnes, of Hayfield Centre. Paul the Peddler, or the Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant
Wherefore the King, Almighty God, wrought him an helpmeet; the Author of life made woman and brought her unto the man whom He loved. Codex Junius 11
Each who hurts the gory javelin      Hath some honour of his own,      Now my helpmeet wimple-hooded      Hurries all my fame to earth. The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor
The marriage vow and marriage rite, with the faith in woman as a helpmeet, have survived the fall, and are our joy and rejoicing at this time. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
God gave her to man to be an helpmeet, not a plaything. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12
"But for Adam there was not found a helpmeet for him." Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01
In the 17th century the two words help and meet in this passage were mistaken for one word, applying to Eve, and thus helpmeet came to mean a wife. First Book of Adam and Eve
But they are, except in rare cases, unsatisfactory helpmeets for American girls.  Worldly Ways and Byways
Woman was made to be man's helpmeet in Eden; that purpose survives the fall. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
It was evident from the first words of Mr. Mudge that this lady was his helpmeet. Paul Prescott's Charge
His wife, Electra, was a capable helpmeet, although—like himself—a dreamer of dreams and a private dabbler in romance. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories
Was she an helpmeet for a black-letter man, who talked with the Fathers in his daily walks, could extemporise Latin hexameters, and dream in Greek. Wylder's Hand
Instead of “doing” the bachelor’s rooms in the building as her husband’s helpmeet, she “does” her spouse, and a char-woman works for her.  Worldly Ways and Byways
Helpmeet she was, helpmeet she must be, or leave her work undone, and suffer the blight that results from the lack of love. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
"You haven't broken it over the back of any of the paupers, have you?" asked her husband, who, knowing his helpmeet's infirmity of temper, thought it possible she might have indulged in such an amusement. Paul Prescott's Charge
His wife, however, has been so invaluable a helpmeet in other ways that it seems somewhat invidious to recall that little incident. The Grand Old Man
The idea of being a helpmeet to somebody else has been so sedulously drilled into most women that an individual life, aim, purpose and ambition are never taken into consideration. The Woman's Bible
Heaven had raised up a helpmeet for him, And the appointment he had received was made sure. The Shih King From the Sacred Books of the East Volume 3
Many a white man has found his helpmeet in a black woman, and many more will find helpmeets from the same source. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
To his lowly-born little helpmeet it was the beginning of a new life. The Golden Calf
He had been the proprietor of a dashing helpmeet whom he could have discarded without the formality of a divorce. Roughing It, Part 5.
His wife, she who had already sinned, the one whom Jehovah had given him as a helpmeet, herself appeals to the sense of chivalry within him. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament
Thus, imperceptibly, she became less an assistant than a partner, less a paid servant on the stage than a helpmeet in his daily life. The Mountebank
His pride lies in having his home a joy and his wife a helpmeet, rather than to have his wife a rival and his home empty of happiness. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
It was not enough for woman to be the helpmeet of man. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House
You will find by reading that second chapter that God tried to palm off on Adam a beast as his helpmeet. Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I Including His Answers to the Clergy, His Oration at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc.
No public man ever had a more devoted helpmeet, and no wife a husband more dependent upon her sympathetic understanding of his problems. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him
Having established the fact that the land was habitable and cultivatable, Raleigh perceived that in order to render it attractive also it was necessary that the colonists should have their helpmeets with them. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775
While woman, as a helpmeet, becomes an ally of Christ, as a tempter she is the ally of Satan. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
God may want you to be a leader in some vast continent, and you will want a companion and a counsellor–a “helpmeet.” Catherine Booth — a Sketch
After this procession passed, it was pathetically remarked, "Yet was there not found any helpmeet for Adam." Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I Including His Answers to the Clergy, His Oration at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc.
Austin is a fine young man, and Bessie will make him a good, true helpmeet. The Hero of Hill House
Inferior in neither moral strength nor brain-power, the true woman is a helpmeet, or man's complement, giving him just the special form of strength in body and soul that he needs for the special experience. Lawn Tennis for Ladies
Man needs a helpmeet, and woman needs a man she can help. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
For all they may say of the superior genius of Bach's first wife's children, it was in his second wife that he seems to have found his more congenial and appreciative helpmeet. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1
This is why the walls stand there as richly ornamented as the sea and its helpmeet, the wind, have been able to effect. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
But I know this, that he has chosen a helpmeet who will be an encouragement and help to him in becoming all that God would have him to be. The Hero of Hill House
Beautiful she was, glorious, lovable, but not the helpmeet whom he needed. Two Years Ago, Volume I
The purpose of God to provide a helpmeet was avowed, but Adam did not know the fact. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
He was married to an excellent helpmeet, and was by his lord permitted to till a small piece of land and rear his family. The Tragedies of the Medici
Besides, his cheerful temper enabled him to make light of more grievous misfortunes than the getting of a loving wife and thrifty helpmeet ten years older than himself. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857
The young woman whom he had taken as helpmeet in dying had left him a girl baby who, at the time of our writing, was about thirteen years old. The Prince of India — Volume 01
It was her sympathy, her fidelity, her courage, her simplicity, her virtues, her noble self-respect, which made her a helpmeet and a guide. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.
Yet he could find none who could meet his want as a helpmeet. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
The same brave mind that had made her so admirable as a soldier's helpmeet, upheld her through tedious hardships and continued perils on her lonely way to the settlement. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic"
She was not the helpmeet which he felt he had a right to expect.  The Revolution in Tanner's Lane
Was it not supposed to be one man and one wife, as had once been that great and mythical Patriarch Adam and his helpmeet, Eve? Si'Wren of the Patriarchs
Happily the venture proved a better scheme than he wist, and after some years, he wrote, "I would have died without the helpmeet God sent me—my wife, who never opposed me in anything." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers
Woman as a helpmeet finds in her own nature the natural introduction to the spheres of usefulness and influence ever open to her. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
A million helpmeets and comforters in a million homes! Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic"
They are the helpmeets to one another that cross each other and undo each other and, in the undoing, do and, in the doing, undo, and so see-saw ad infinitum. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler
After greeting his patient helpmeet, henceforth to be the partner of his sorrows, he sends for the padre and his major-domo. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance
And so the young bridegroom had selected a temporary country house until his vivacious helpmeet could be pleased in a choice of their permanent city residence. The Midnight Passenger : a novel
Man never won woman to leave her single life and her home comforts to enter his house as a helpmeet by a consideration of the work to be done. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
He had become the warm friend and admirer of Lord Shaftesbury, whose mother-in-law, Lady Cowper, was now Lady Palmerston, the most gracious and skilful helpmeet that any statesman could wish to have. Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century
The phoenix has had her share of playing helpmeet to a man of letters, and does not care to repeat that experience. Cashel Byron's Profession
It would seem woman was made a helpmeet for man in many ways beside that of keeping his home and bearing his children. Winding Paths
Emile is now a man, and we must give him his promised helpmeet. Emile
Think of it! each wile, rightly used, is a power given to woman to make her man's helpmeet, and wrongly used will make her man's destroyer. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
Folly that Eve was given to be a helpmeet, and as the bride, the Church to her Bridegroom?  The Long Vacation
At last our trusted helpmeet reappeared, and was so delighted that he hugged us all in his arms. My Life — Volume 1
It awakens something enthusiastic within me; although such a lady would be an undesirable helpmeet for a mild mannered man like myself. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel
Let us now watch him in their midst, as he enters into society, not to claim the first place, but to acquaint himself with it and to seek a helpmeet worthy of himself. Emile
Woman is a helpmeet, but the king-bearer is the man Christ Jesus. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
Eve did not greet Adam in polite phrase when he awoke to find her in the dawn of one Eden day, a helpmeet meet for him. The Lilac Sunbonnet
What a helpmeet: cheerful, resourceful, full of good humor and practical philosophy, a brilliant wit, with all the finished graces of a goddess. Half a Rogue
From every point of view, it is seen to be possible to transmute the idea into a helpmeet to the form. The Psychology of Beauty
I meant to train a helpmeet for Emile, from the very first, and to educate them for each other and with each other. Emile
The difference between woman as a drudge and woman as a helpmeet, describes the relation existing between her work and her mission. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
"If I see a Western missionary wanting a helpmeet—that's the proper word, I believe—I shall know where to send him." The Prospector
Ellen had no vice of temper, no meanness, and it was not improbable that she would be just as good a helpmeet for me in time as I had a right to ask. Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Edited by his friend Reuben Shapcott
He had just recognized the light in his own dining-room, and knew by that sign that his long-waiting helpmeet had finally done the chores herself. A First Family of Tasajara
We have attempted to paint a natural man, let us try to paint a helpmeet for him. Emile
Created to be a helpmeet for man, it is essential, if we would determine her mission, that we ascertain for what purpose man needs her influence. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
Mainwaring replied coldly that she was "an admirable helpmeet of a very admirable man," not, however, without an uneasy recollection of her previous confidences respecting her husband. A Phyllis of the Sierras
She has found a careful helpmeet in her husband," said Madison sternly, "and it's neither seemly nor Christian in you, Arthur, to repeat the idle, profane gossip of the Bar. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's
She has found a worthy helpmeet for life's journey, I do believe. The Longest Journey
This special skill with which the female sex is endowed is a fair equivalent for its lack of strength; without it woman would be man's slave, not his helpmeet. Emile
A proper conception of woman's mission as the helpmeet of man would tend greatly to her elevation. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
I thank God for giving you to be a helpmeet to my son. Stepping Heavenward
Would it please your heroic soul if the playmate of the night aspired to be the helpmeet of the day, if the left arm learnt to share the burden of the proud right arm? Chitra, a play in one act
He believed she might have made him an admirable copartner and practical helpmeet: he was wrong. The Crusade of the Excelsior
If he marries, this inner helpmeet behaves in unlike ways toward the newly reigning usurper; sometimes giving up peaceably, at others remaining her life-long critic—reluctant but irremovable. The Choir Invisible
God brought her as a gift to man, with characteristics and endowments which fitted her to be his helpmeet, his counsellor, and companion. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
What recollections, therefore, of the kind helpmeet of former days may not have moved the breast of the poor broken old man to this boundless affection for the boy? Poor Folk
“But wasn’t that the Lord’s idea,” he said; “when He gave Eve to Adam to be his helpmeet?” All Roads Lead to Calvary
A generation ago, she would have been the ideal woman: the ideal helpmeet. The Master of Mrs. Chilvers
Man, without his helpmeet, can do but little here. Female Suffrage: a Letter to the Christian Women of America
He tires of a useless toy or plaything, and cries out for a helpmeet. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
And of all the sweet and noble names that a woman bears, there is none so rich, so sweet, so lasting, and so fruitful as just her first Divine name of a helpmeet Bunyan Characters (1st Series)
Somewhere in Athens there must have been the helpmeet God had made for Socrates.  All Roads Lead to Calvary
Were we not sent into the world to be your helpmeet? The Master of Mrs. Chilvers
I did not want a helpmeet; I can help myself. An Unsocial Socialist
On the other hand, let a woman refuse to be influenced by this law of charity, and she becomes a curse instead of a blessing, a hinderance instead of a helpmeet. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
Now that I am able to support a wife I will look about me for a helpmeet. The Lock and Key Library The Most Interesting Stories of All Nations: North Europe — Russian — Swedish — Danish — Hungarian
She was worthy of being her husband's helpmeet, for she was one of the midwives that had imperilled their own lives to rescue the little Hebrew babes. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2
She studied Marguerite's soul and character, seeking to discover if the girl's own nature would lead her to be a mother to her brothers and her sister, and a tender, gentle helpmeet to her father. The Alkahest
Seeing them side by side one felt tempted to believe that for his special benefit original methods had been reverted to, and she fashioned, as his particular helpmeet, out of one of his own ribs. Paul Kelver, a Novel
If he clings to the old love, and cherishes the old conviction, he learns to treat his wife as a plaything, and to forget her as a helpmeet. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
Of course, I am not referring to the courageous helpmeet who stands by her husband in bearing the burdens of life. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students
The true and noble wife, the helpmeet of man, clings to him in the hour of misfortune and calamity as the vine clings to the tree when prostrate on the ground. The Twin Hells; a thrilling narrative of life in the Kansas and Missouri penitentiaries
I want a wife: the sole helpmeet I can influence efficiently in life, and retain absolutely till death.” Jane Eyre
And before his mind's eye there arose also a helpmeet and some little Chichikovs. Dead Souls
Woman, in her sphere, is man's good angel and helpmeet; out of it, she is man's bitterest foe and heaviest curse. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
That Satan tempted her, and converted the helpmeet into a tempter. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
But where nature yields to such training, the woman fails both in filling her sphere and in fulfilling her mission, and falls beneath her true position as the helpmeet of man. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
How precious is such sympathy in her who is to be the solace, because the helpmeet, of man! True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
"Always at table you begin talking like this!" objected his helpmeet. Dead Souls
Christ recognized her as a helpmeet, as a comforter, and a companion. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
They believe that whatever hinders woman from being the helpmeet of man does her injury. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
A bookish man seldom desires a wife devoted to the same branch of literature, unless she works as a helpmeet. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
It will not be denied that Eve was created to be a helpmeet. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
God made man in his own image, and woman was created to be his helpmeet. True Woman, The A Series of Discourses
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