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Women of History: Selected from the Writings of Standard Authors
Lucretia / Bayle -- Sappho / Mure -- Aspasia of Pericles / Grote -- Xantippe / Brucker -- Aspasia of Cyrus / Bayle -- Cornelia, The Mother of the Gracchi / Plutarch -- Portia / Plutarch -- Octavia / Bayle -- Cleopatra / Merivale -- Mariamne / Merivale -- Julia Domna / Gibbon -- Zenobia / Gibbon -- Valeria / Gibbon -- Eudocia / Gibbon -- Hypatia / Brucker -- The Wife of Maximus / Gibbon -- The Lady Rowena / Verstegan -- Olga / Gibbon -- The Lady Elfrida / Hume -- The Countess of Tripoli / Sismondi -- Jane, Countess of Mountfort / Hume -- Laura de Sade / Sismondi -- The Countess of Richmond / Tytler -- Elizabeth Woodville / Hume -- Joan of Arc / De Quincey -- Jane Shore / Hume -- Catharine of Arragon / Tytler -- Anne Boleyn / Tytler -- Margaret Roper / Ballard -- Elizabeth Lucas / Ballard -- Gaspara Stampa / Hallam -- Anne Askew / Hume -- Queen Elizabeth / Hume—Macaulay -- Lady Jane Grey / Hume -- Tarquinia Molza / Hilarion de Coste -- Mary, Queen of Scots / Robertson -- Gabrielle D'Estrees / Davenport Adams -- Anne, Duchess of Pembroke / Bishop Rainbow -- Esther Inglis / Ballard -- Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle / Ballard -- Lady Pakington / Ballard -- Noor Mahal / James Mill -- Pocahontas / Dr Hugh Murray -- Lucy Hutchinson / Jeffrey -- Lady Fanshawe / Jeffrey -- Dorothy Osborne / Macaulay -- Catherine Philips / Ballard -- Madame de Maintenon / St Simon -- Countess de Grammont / Count A. Hamilton -- Mademoiselle de la Valliere / Davenport Adams -- Madame Dacier / Hallam -- Lady Masham / Ballard -- Anne Killigrew / Ballard -- Queen Anne / Miss Strickland -- Esther Johnson / Jeffrey -- Esther Vanhomrigh / Sir Walter Scott -- Mary Astell / Ballard -- Madame des Ursins / St Simon -- Lady Grizel Jerviswoode / Anderson -- Madame de Pontchartrain / St Simon -- Elizabeth Halkett / Conolly -- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu / Jeffrey -- Madame du Deffand / Jeffrey -- Phœbe Bentley / Cumberland -- Marquise du Chatelet / Professor Craik -- Lady Huntingdon / Isaac Taylor -- Maria Theresa / Carlyle -- Meta Moller / Letters -- Elizabeth Blackwell / James Bruce -- Lætitia Barbauld / Johnstone -- Hannah More / Professor Craik -- Anna Seward / Sir Walter Scott -- Catherine Cockburn / Professor Craik -- Elizabeth Berkeleigh / Temple Bar -- Caroline Herschel / Professor Craik -- Madame D'Arblay / Macaulay -- Madame Roland / Carlyle -- Marie Antoinette / Carlyle -- Sarah Siddons / Cunningham -- Mrs Grant / Professor Craik -- Elizabeth Inchbald / Cunningham -- Elizabeth Hamilton / Professor Craik -- Countess de Vemieiro / Sismondi -- Joanna Baillie / Professor Spalding -- Josephine / Alison -- Anne Radcliffe / Edinburgh Review -- Miss Edgeworth / Jeffrey -- Charlotte Corday / Carlyle -- Madame de Stael / Jeffrey -- Madame de la Rochejaquelein / Jeffrey -- Madame Recamier / Davenport Adams -- Mary Brunton / Dr Brunton -- Felicia Hemans / Jeffrey -- Augustina Saragoza / Alison -- Charlotte Bronte / Mrs Gaskell.
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"Women of History: Selected from the Writings of Standard Authors" is a collection of biographical sketches written in the late 19th century. The work compiles various accounts of renowned women throughout history, illustrating their lives, virtues, and significant contributions to society as understood through the perspectives of various classic authors. This compilation aims to highlight the unique experiences and legacies of these women, contrasting their impact against that of their male counterparts, as noted in the author's preface. The opening of the collection introduces several prominent figures from ancient history, starting with Lucretia, whose tragic tale leads to a significant historical revolution; it continues with Sappho, the famed poetess of Lesbos known for her passion and emotional turmoil. Other notable personalities include Aspasia, who influenced Athenian culture, and Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi, showcasing virtues of motherhood and civic duty. The additional sketches provide insights into the lives and spirits of these women, often intertwining their personal challenges with broader historical events, reflecting on the societal norms of their times while emphasizing the strength and resilience displayed by these remarkable women. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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