A Group of Famous Women: stories of their lives

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horton, Edith

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"A Group of Famous Women: Stories of Their Lives" by Edith Horton is a historical collection written in the early 20th century. The work presents brief biographies of notable women throughout history, showcasing their contributions and achievements. Through these stories, it aims to inspire readers, particularly young women, by highlighting the strength and determination of its subjects. At the start of the book, the author, through the Foreword and Introduction, establishes the importance of educating young girls about the influential women who have shaped history. The introduction identifies a gap in the educational curriculum regarding the lives of women compared to their male counterparts. It discusses how these biographies are meant to inspire pride among school girls in their womanhood and provide role models. The first detailed biography featured is that of Joan of Arc, detailing her early life, her divine visions, and her rise to lead the French army in several significant battles, underlining the themes of bravery and sacrifice that resonate through the book as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Joan of Arc

Dorothy Payne Madison

Elizabeth Fry

Lucretia Mott

Mary Lyon

Dorothea Dix

Margaret Fuller

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Maria Mitchell

Lucy Stone

Julia Ward Howe

Queen Victoria

Florence Nightingale

Susan B. Anthony

Mary A. Livermore

Clara Barton

Harriet Hosmer

Louisa M. Alcott

Frances E. Willard

Women on the battle-field and in pioneer life.

Credits:

Fay Dunn, Fiona Holmes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2020-11-16