Project Gutenberg 2010-07-27 Public domain in the USA. 166 Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) 1793 1860 Parley, Peter Goodrich, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, S. G. (Samuel Griswold) Lives of Celebrated Women Lucretia and Margaret Davidson -- Mrs. Adams -- Mrs. Washington -- Madame de Stael -- Lady Hester Stanhope -- Hannah More -- Mrs. Barbauld -- Madame de Genlis -- Josephine -- Marie Antoinette -- Madame Roland -- Madame de Sévigné -- Mary, Queen of Scots -- Elizabeth, Queen of England -- Isabella of Spain -- Joan of Arc. Produced by Katherine Ward and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Lives of Celebrated Women" by Samuel G. Goodrich is a collection of biographical sketches written in the early 19th century. The work seeks to highlight the lives and achievements of notable women, challenging the notion that women's glory lies in obscurity and emphasizing their significant contributions to society. Through profiles of various women, including literary figures and historical personas, the book illuminates the struggles and triumphs of women who have shaped history. The opening of the text introduces the concept that women's dignity and happiness can also lie beyond the domestic sphere, as articulated in the preface. Goodrich argues against the restrictive views of femininity, presenting examples such as Queen Elizabeth and Joan of Arc. Following this, the first biography focuses on Lucretia Maria Davidson, a talented poet from an early age whose life is marked by both profound creativity and personal tragedy. The early accounts of her childhood illustrate her sensitivity, intelligence, and an extraordinary dedication to literature, setting the tone for the exploration of women's capabilities and experiences throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33273/33273-h/images/frontis.jpg en Women -- Biography CT Text Browsing: Biographies 635018 635041 2024-09-14T06:37:27.595299 2023-09-14T11:18:25.919044 text/html text/html 644701 2010-07-27T08:17:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 782189 2010-07-27T08:17:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 867845 2024-09-14T06:37:37.491253 application/epub+zip 877790 2024-09-14T06:37:29.860300 application/epub+zip 307602 2024-09-14T06:37:28.402306 application/epub+zip 1487025 2024-09-14T06:37:42.924242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1515182 2024-09-14T06:37:36.351297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553976 2022-09-15T08:57:10.545725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576496 576290 2024-09-14T06:37:26.485332 2023-09-14T11:18:25.009023 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 576315 2010-07-27T08:17:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 224089 2010-07-27T08:17:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 576311 2010-07-27T08:17:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223967 2010-07-27T08:17:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20371 2024-09-14T06:37:43.066230 application/rdf+xml 12955 2024-09-14T06:37:28.779324 image/jpeg 3557 2024-09-14T06:37:28.584299 image/jpeg 839811 2024-09-14T06:37:27.678304 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