Project Gutenberg 2013-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 178 Parkman, Mary Rosetta 1875 1941 Parkman, Mary R. Heroines of Service Mary Lyon, Alice Freeman Palmer, Clara Barton, Frances Willard, Julia Ward Howe, Anna Shaw, Mary Antin, Alice C. Fletcher, Mary Slessor of Calabar, Madame Curie, Jane Addams Mary Lyon -- Alice Freeman Palmer -- Clara Barton -- Frances E. Willard -- Julia Ward Howe -- Anna Howard Shaw -- Mary Antin -- Alice C. Fletcher -- Mary Slessor -- Madame Sklodowska Curie -- Jane Addams. Produced by Charlene Taylor, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Heroines of Service" by Mary Rosetta Parkman is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book celebrates the lives and contributions of notable women who dedicated themselves to various forms of public service, illuminating how their nurturing qualities and determination helped foster significant societal changes. Figures like Mary Lyon, Clara Barton, and Frances Willard are among those profiled, showcasing their commitment to education, healthcare, and social reform. The opening of this work introduces the overarching theme of women's roles in society, emphasizing a shift from traditional domestic responsibilities to broader social contributions. It recounts the historical context in which women like Mary Lyon emerged, from farming backgrounds to becoming educators and pioneers for women's rights. Through anecdotes and reflections, the text sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the lives of these heroines, highlighting their struggles and achievements as they transformed their maternal instincts into impactful service for their communities and the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42451/42451-h/images/cover.jpg en Women -- United States -- Biography CT Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 356811 356820 2024-09-17T17:06:32.777219 2023-09-18T11:40:42.849224 text/html text/html 358574 2013-03-31T17:02:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 960488 2013-03-31T17:03:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1035385 2024-09-17T17:06:39.050146 application/epub+zip 1038464 2024-09-17T17:06:34.024167 application/epub+zip 218833 2024-09-17T17:06:33.368154 application/epub+zip 1153755 2024-09-17T17:06:43.255139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1111129 2024-09-17T17:06:38.381136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294432 2022-09-19T11:35:31.706204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314475 314371 2024-09-17T17:06:31.732261 2023-09-18T11:40:42.182204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 314428 2013-03-31T17:02:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122708 2013-03-31T17:03:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 314423 2013-03-31T17:03:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122664 2013-03-31T17:03:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20225 2024-09-17T17:06:43.404115 application/rdf+xml 28358 2024-09-17T17:06:33.481177 image/jpeg 4231 2024-09-17T17:06:33.424191 image/jpeg 960930 2024-09-17T17:06:32.857185 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