When They Were Girls

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Rebecca Deming, 1877-

Contributor:

Owen, Helen Mildred, 1894-1946

Hill, Mabel Betsy, 1877-1971

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"When They Were Girls" by Rebecca Deming Moore is a collection of biographical sketches written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on a diverse group of notable American women and highlights the formative experiences of their girlhoods, linking those experiences to their significant achievements in adulthood. The subjects range from social reformers like Jane Addams to literary figures like Louisa M. Alcott, emphasizing the resilience and determination that shaped their paths. The opening of the book introduces the editor's intent to showcase the early lives of these remarkable women to inspire readers. It discusses the challenges they faced, the dreams they nurtured as girls, and the hard work required to transform aspirations into realities. As the narrative launches into individual stories, it begins with Jane Addams, depicting her childhood curiosity about social inequalities, foreshadowing her future as a reformer and community leader. Each story is structured to reveal how the girls' experiences set the stage for their influential roles in history, celebrating their legacy of perseverance and commitment to making the world a better place. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Jane Addams

Louisa M. Alcott

Susan B. Anthony

Clara Barton

Amy Marcy Cheney Beach

Cecilia Beaux

Evangeline Booth

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Katharine Bement Davis

Grace Hoadley Dodge

Alice Cunningham Fletcher

Louise Homer

Harriet Goodhue Hosmer

Julia Ward Howe

Helen Keller

Maria Mitchell

Alice Freeman Palmer

Maud Powell

Ellen H. Richards

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Kate Douglas Wiggin

Frances E. Willard

Ella Flagg Young.

Credits:

E-text prepared by Roger Frank and Sue Clark from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2020-03-06