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100 1 _aBolton, Sarah Knowles,
_d1841-1916
245 1 0 _aLives of Girls Who Became Famous
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
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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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-04-01
505 0 _aHarriet Beecher Stowe -- Helen Hunt Jackson -- Lucretia Mott -- Mary A. Livermore -- Margaret Fuller Ossoli -- Maria Mitchell -- Louisa M. Alcott -- Mary Lyon -- Harriet G. Hosmer -- Madame de Staël -- Rosa Bonheur -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning -- "George Eliot" -- Elizabeth Fry -- Elizabeth Thompson Butler -- Florence Nightingale -- Lady Brassey -- Baroness Burdett-Coutts -- Jean Ingelow.
508 _aProduced by Suzanne Shell, Beginners Projects, Mike Boto, Ylva Lind and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520 _a"Lives of Girls Who Became Famous" by Sarah Knowles Bolton is a collection of biographical sketches written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on the lives of notable women who made significant contributions to society, showcasing their struggles and triumphs as they broke barriers and became influential figures in various fields, including literature, science, and social reform. At the start of the book, the author provides a preface that emphasizes the importance of work and earnest activity in pursuing one's aspirations. Following this, the opening chapters begin with the biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe, detailing her early life in a loving but challenging family environment, her education, and the impact of her mother’s death on her development. The narrative highlights Stowe’s journey from a young girl exploring the beauty of nature, to a passionate writer whose experiences would later inspire her to pen the famous anti-slavery novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The opening portion establishes the tone of the book—celebrating women's contributions while detailing the personal sacrifices they made to achieve greatness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWomen -- Biography
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12081
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