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Title: Some Eminent Women of Our Times: Short Biographical Sketches
Note: Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Contents: Elizabeth Fry -- Mary Carpenter -- Caroline Herschel -- Sarah Martin -- Mary Somerville -- Queen Victoria -- Harriet Martineau -- Florence Nightingale -- Mary Lamb -- Agnes Elizabeth Jones -- Charlotte and Emily Brontë -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning -- Lady Sale and her fellow-hostages in Afghanistan -- Elizabeth Gilbert -- Jane Austen -- Maria Edgeworth -- Queen Louisa of Prussia -- Dorothy Wordsworth -- Sister Dora -- Mrs. Barbauld -- Joanna Baillie -- Hannah More -- The American abolitionists: Prudence Crandall and Lucretia Mott.
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Summary: "Some Eminent Women of Our Times: Short Biographical Sketches" by Mrs. Henry Fawcett is a collection of biographical sketches written in the late 19th century. The work aims to highlight the contributions of notable women who have significantly impacted society in various fields, particularly literature and philanthropy. Fawcett's intent is to provide encouragement to women and to showcase how greater freedom and better education enhance women's roles both in literature and in traditionally feminine areas of work. The opening of the collection sets the tone by discussing the evolution of women's contributions to society from the past to the present, emphasizing their increasing involvement in public life and moral improvements. Fawcett specifically references Elizabeth Fry, a pioneer in prison reform, whose work not only uplifted the conditions of female prisoners but also inspired others. The preface outlines the ambitions of the author to present a diverse range of women’s achievements, providing motivation, particularly to working women and young individuals, by reminding them of past accomplishments and ongoing struggles for equality and recognition in various domains. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Fawcett, Millicent Garrett, Dame, 1847-1929
EBook No.: 49765
Published: Aug 23, 2015
Downloads: 68
Language: English
Subject: Women -- Biography
Subject: Women -- Great Britain -- Biography
LoCC: History: Biography
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Some Eminent Women of Our Times: Short Biographical Sketches
Note: Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Contents: Elizabeth Fry -- Mary Carpenter -- Caroline Herschel -- Sarah Martin -- Mary Somerville -- Queen Victoria -- Harriet Martineau -- Florence Nightingale -- Mary Lamb -- Agnes Elizabeth Jones -- Charlotte and Emily Brontë -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning -- Lady Sale and her fellow-hostages in Afghanistan -- Elizabeth Gilbert -- Jane Austen -- Maria Edgeworth -- Queen Louisa of Prussia -- Dorothy Wordsworth -- Sister Dora -- Mrs. Barbauld -- Joanna Baillie -- Hannah More -- The American abolitionists: Prudence Crandall and Lucretia Mott.
Credits:
Produced by Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary: "Some Eminent Women of Our Times: Short Biographical Sketches" by Mrs. Henry Fawcett is a collection of biographical sketches written in the late 19th century. The work aims to highlight the contributions of notable women who have significantly impacted society in various fields, particularly literature and philanthropy. Fawcett's intent is to provide encouragement to women and to showcase how greater freedom and better education enhance women's roles both in literature and in traditionally feminine areas of work. The opening of the collection sets the tone by discussing the evolution of women's contributions to society from the past to the present, emphasizing their increasing involvement in public life and moral improvements. Fawcett specifically references Elizabeth Fry, a pioneer in prison reform, whose work not only uplifted the conditions of female prisoners but also inspired others. The preface outlines the ambitions of the author to present a diverse range of women’s achievements, providing motivation, particularly to working women and young individuals, by reminding them of past accomplishments and ongoing struggles for equality and recognition in various domains. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Fawcett, Millicent Garrett, Dame, 1847-1929
EBook No.: 49765
Published: Aug 23, 2015
Downloads: 68
Language: English
Subject: Women -- Biography
Subject: Women -- Great Britain -- Biography
LoCC: History: Biography
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.