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100 1 _aHorton, Edith
245 1 2 _aA Group of Famous Women: stories of their lives
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2020-11-16
505 0 _aJoan 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.
508 _aFay 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.)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWomen -- Biography
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63781
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