inary . ▁The ▁jud icious ▁criticism ▁and ▁comm end ation ▁of ▁her ▁teacher , ▁Prof . ▁Alexander ▁H . ▁Abb ott , ▁first ▁stim ulated ▁her ▁amb ition ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁author , ▁but ▁her ▁pen ▁was ▁mainly ▁inspired ▁by ▁her ▁desire ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁educ ating ▁young ▁women . ▁For ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁Good win ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁educational ▁work ▁of ▁W elles ley ▁College . ▁She ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁and ▁of ▁its ▁executive ▁committee , ▁and ▁also ▁wrote ▁and ▁read ▁to ▁the ▁students ▁of ▁W elles ley ▁many ▁ess ays ▁on ▁art , ▁the ▁studies ▁for ▁which ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁great ▁art ▁cent ers ▁of ▁Europe , ▁where ▁she ▁tra ve led ▁in ▁England , ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Italy ▁and ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁novel ▁was ▁Mad ge ▁( New ▁York , ▁ 1 8 6 4 ), ▁and ▁was ▁favor ably ▁received . ▁Good win ▁regarded ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁least ▁worthy ▁of ▁her ▁books . ▁Her ▁second ▁book , ▁Sher bro oke ▁( New ▁York , ▁ 1 8 6 6 '), ▁is ▁a ▁story ▁of ▁New ▁England ▁life . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁that ▁story ▁was ▁instant aneous . ▁Her ▁third ▁book , ▁Dr . ▁How ell ' s ▁Family ▁( B oston , ▁ 1 8 6 9 ), ▁was ▁written ▁during ▁months ▁of ▁great ▁physical ▁pain , ▁and ▁many ▁readers ▁regard ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁author ' s ▁strong est ▁work . ▁After ▁the