Lives of Girls Who Became Famous


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(4.6 stars; 14 reviews)

This book is a collection of short biographies of notable women, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa May Alcott, Florence Nightingale, and many others. (Summary by Arielle Lipshaw) (8 hr 57 min)

Chapters

01 - Harriet Beecher Stowe 23:43 Read by Stephanie Lee
02 - Helen Hunt Jackson 25:05 Read by jedopi
03 - Lucretia Mott 24:05 Read by Lonelle Yoder
04 - Mary A. Livermore 29:23 Read by jedopi
05 - Margaret Fuller Ossoli 31:15 Read by Cheri Gardner
06 - Maria Mitchell 27:21 Read by Lee Ann Howlett
07 - Louisa M. Alcott 25:31 Read by Arielle Lipshaw
08 - Mary Lyon 28:49 Read by jedopi
09 - Harriet G. Hosmer 27:34 Read by Ann Boulais
10 - Madame de Stael 38:31 Read by Jill Preston
11 - Rosa Bonheur 21:26 Read by Viglione
12 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning 26:53 Read by Elizabeth Klett
13 - George Eliot 42:51 Read by Phil Chenevert
14 - Elizabeth Fry 30:21 Read by Cate Mackenzie
15 - Elizabeth Thompson Butler 26:15 Read by jedopi
16 - Florence Nightingale 33:21 Read by Ann Boulais
17 - Lady Brassey 31:21 Read by jedopi
18 - Baroness Burdett-Coutts 17:53 Read by TriciaG
19 - Jean Ingelow 25:46 Read by TriciaG

Reviews

Interesting


(4 stars)

These sketches of amazing women in American history are interesting and not at all boring. I like that they give a broad overview of pertinent facts.

Lovely and interesting book, well read.


(5 stars)

Really enjoyed it, thanks.

problematic


(4.5 stars)

The term 'girl' is now known to be raycyst, homophobic, and missogynistic. The new gender inclusive term is 'person with a uterues' aka PWU.