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Heroines of Service

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(4,5 Sterne; 3 Bewertungen)

From time immemorial, women have served as wives, mothers and domestic organizers. But in the nineteenth century, the lives of women were changing, allowing those with drive to serve in other capacities. In this volume, we briefly examine the lives of eleven such women, ranging from 'Our Lady of the Red Cross', Clara Barton to 'A Champion of the Cause', Anna Howard Shaw and 'The White Mother of Darkest Africa', Mary Slessor. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (5 hr 18 min)

Chapters

Foreword

3:43

Read by Larry Wilson

Prophet and Pioneer -- Mary Lyon

27:59

Read by BettyB

The Princess of Wellesley -- Alice Freeman Palmer

25:50

Read by Lynette Caulkins

Our Lady of the Red Cross -- Clara Barton

26:47

Read by KevinS

A Maiden Crusader -- Frances E. Willard

29:10

Read by fshort

Julia Ward Howe -- The Singer of a Nation's Song

31:51

Read by Lynette Caulkins

A Champion of the Cause -- Anna Howard Shaw

35:31

Read by fshort

The Making of a Patriot -- Mary Antin

27:22

Read by Lynette Caulkins

A Campfire Interpreter -- Alice C. Fletcher

26:30

Read by Grace Buchanan

The 'White Mother' of Darkest Africa -- Mary Slessor

32:13

Read by Larry Wilson

The Heroine of Radium -- Marie Sklodowska Curie

27:17

Read by Lynette Caulkins

The Heart of Hull House -- Jane Addams

24:01

Read by Chad Jackson

Bewertungen

Good Biographies to Know

(3,5 Sterne)

Several of these biographies are fantastic, some figures of which I was unfamiliar. The author does wander into paternalist and religious stances at times, but the information is worth ignoring that. Good narrators.