Project Gutenberg 1998-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 80 Brooks, Elbridge S. (Elbridge Streeter) 1846 1902 Brooks, E. S. (Elbridge Streeter) Historic Girls: Stories Of Girls Who Have Influenced The History Of Their Times Zenobia of Palmyra -- Helena of Britain -- Pulcheria of Constantinople -- Clotilda of Burgundy -- Woo of Hwang-Ho -- Edith of Scotland -- Jacqueline of Holland -- Catarina of Venice -- Theresa of Avila -- Elizabeth of Tudor -- Christina of Sweden -- Ma-ta-oka of Pow-ha-tan. Produced by Charles Keller, and David Widger "Historic Girls: Stories Of Girls Who Have Influenced The History Of Their Times" by E. S. Brooks is a collection of historical accounts written in the late 19th century. The book celebrates the lives and contributions of various girls and women throughout history who demonstrated courage, intelligence, and resilience, challenging the traditional gender roles of their times. Each story portrays a different character, such as Zenobia from Palmyra and Helena of Britain, who left an indelible mark on their respective cultures and eras. The opening of the work introduces the preface, where the author emphasizes the importance of recognizing the historical achievements of women who shaped their societies. It discusses how these women's actions and traits—courage, cleverness, and compassion—continue to resonate with the youth of today. With a focus on the specific story of Zenobia, it highlights her bravery in the face of Roman oppression, her strong leadership, and her quest for autonomy, setting the stage for a narrative rich with lessons on valor and the timeless nature of girlhood across different cultures and epochs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Biography -- Juvenile literature Girls -- Biography CT PZ Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General 328744 328753 2024-09-01T10:11:20.084983 2023-10-01T09:17:53.641569 text/html text/html 336528 2021-01-27T19:44:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 115812 2021-01-27T19:44:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 191894 2024-09-01T10:11:26.650963 application/epub+zip 195363 2024-09-01T10:11:22.699971 application/epub+zip 189568 2024-09-01T10:11:21.734962 application/epub+zip 448240 2024-09-01T10:11:29.762928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429222 2024-09-01T10:11:25.959972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300270 2022-09-01T11:27:40.931537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282765 282738 2024-09-01T10:11:19.598981 2023-10-01T09:17:53.106559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 285870 2016-11-01T14:33:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 110660 2016-11-01T14:36:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 282360 2008-08-21T15:18:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110154 2008-08-21T15:19:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21005 2024-09-01T10:11:29.920918 application/rdf+xml 24692 2024-09-01T10:11:22.086987 image/jpeg 4561 2024-09-01T10:11:21.908026 image/jpeg 189720 2024-09-01T10:11:20.111995 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia