Uphill Work is a book written by Clara Lucas Balfour. The book is a memoir that details the author's life and struggles as a woman in the 19th century. Balfour was a writer, lecturer, and social reformer who fought for women's rights and the abolition of slavery.The book begins with Balfour's childhood in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she was born in 1808. She describes her early years as a happy time, despite her family's financial struggles. Balfour's...