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Lives of Girls Who Became Famous

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(4,607 Sterne; 14 Bewertungen)

This book is a collection of short biographies of notable women, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa May Alcott, Florence Nightingale, and many others. (Summary by Arielle Lipshaw) (8 hr 57 min)

Chapters

01 - Harriet Beecher Stowe

23:43

Read by Stephanie Lee

02 - Helen Hunt Jackson

25:05

Read by jedopi

03 - Lucretia Mott

24:05

Read by Lonelle Yoder

04 - Mary A. Livermore

29:23

Read by jedopi

05 - Margaret Fuller Ossoli

31:15

Read by Cheri Gardner

06 - Maria Mitchell

27:21

Read by Lee Ann Howlett

07 - Louisa M. Alcott

25:31

Read by Arielle Lipshaw

08 - Mary Lyon

28:49

Read by jedopi

09 - Harriet G. Hosmer

27:34

Read by Ann Boulais

10 - Madame de Stael

38:31

Read by Jill Preston

11 - Rosa Bonheur

21:26

Read by Viglione

12 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

26:53

Read by Elizabeth Klett

13 - George Eliot

42:51

Read by Phil Chenevert

14 - Elizabeth Fry

30:21

Read by Cate Mackenzie

15 - Elizabeth Thompson Butler

26:15

Read by jedopi

16 - Florence Nightingale

33:21

Read by Ann Boulais

17 - Lady Brassey

31:21

Read by jedopi

18 - Baroness Burdett-Coutts

17:53

Read by TriciaG

19 - Jean Ingelow

25:46

Read by TriciaG

Bewertungen

Interesting

(4 Sterne)

These sketches of amazing women in American history are interesting and not at all boring. I like that they give a broad overview of pertinent facts.

Lovely and interesting book, well read.

(5 Sterne)

Really enjoyed it, thanks.

problematic

(4,5 Sterne)

The term 'girl' is now known to be raycyst, homophobic, and missogynistic. The new gender inclusive term is 'person with a uterues' aka PWU.