When They Were Girls


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Jane Addams, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Frances Burnett, Julia Howe, Hellen Keller, and Harriet Beecher Stowe are some of the influencial women in our history whose lives and accomplishments are covered in this little book. "When They Were Girls contains the stories of a group of American women, each one of whom occupies a very important place in her particular field. The stories of these women have been written many times before. We feel, however, that in this book you possibly may find that their stories have been written in a little different way. Our desire has been to bring very closely to the attention of our many readers some of the outstanding characteristics in the girlhoods of these women, and to show the relationship between these qualities in girlhood and the achievements of adult life." - Summary by author (2 hr 56 min)

Chapitres

Editor's Introduction 4:07 Lu par BettyB
Jane Addams - The Girl Who Became a Neighbor to the Needy 5:42 Lu par Ruthema
Louisa M. Alcott - Whose Stories of Real Life Are a Delight to Girls and Boys 6:58 Lu par Julian Pratley
Susan B. Anthony - Who Worked for Sixty Years to Secure Rights for Women 6:49 Lu par Larry Wilson
Clara Barton - The Girl Who Unfurled the First American Red Cross Flag 7:47 Lu par KevinS
Amy Marcy Cheney Beach - The Girl Who Made Melodies 6:28 Lu par BettyB
Cecilia Beaux - Whose Paint Brush Has Brought Her Fame 6:42 Lu par Nettle
Evangeline Booth - The Girl Who Lived the Meaning of Her Name 7:39 Lu par BettyB
Frances Hodgson Burnett - The Girl Who Loved Stories and Wrote Them 7:13 Lu par gaddej1
Katharine Bement Davis - The Girl Who Has Helped to Straighten Twisted Lives 6:37 Lu par Julian Pratley
Grace Hoadley Dodge - The Girl Who Worked for Working Girl 6:40 Lu par Ruthema
Alice Cunningham Fletcher - The Girl Who Befriended the Red Man 7:26 Lu par Harmon Lee Busby
Louise Homer - Who Believes that Hard Work Is the Secret of Her Success as a Si… 6:09 Lu par Jenn Broda
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer - The Girl Who Loved Art More Than Ease 6:41 Lu par Julian Pratley
Julia Ward Howe - Whose Battle Hymn Sang Itself into the Hearts of a Nation 7:54 Lu par Nettle
Helen Keller - The Deaf and Blind Girl Who Found Light and Happiness Through K… 7:06 Lu par Larry Wilson
Maria Mitchell - The Girl Who Studied the Stars 7:58 Lu par BettyB
Alice Freeman Palmer -The Girl Who Guided College Girls 6:59 Lu par BettyB
Maud Powell - The Girl Whose Violin Spread Afar the Message of Music 7:22 Lu par Jenn Broda
Ellen H. Richards -A Scientist Who Helped Home-Makers 7:55 Lu par BettyB
Elizabeth Cady Stanton - The Girl Who Helped to Draft Woman’s Declaration of In… 7:42 Lu par Larry Wilson
Harriet Beecher Stowe - The Girl Whose Story of Slavery Aroused The Whole World 7:24 Lu par Kathleen Moore
Kate Douglas Wiggin - Who Put the Joy of Living into Her Books 8:11 Lu par Jenn Broda
Frances E. Willard - The Girl Who Fought the Dragon, Drink 8:33 Lu par Kathleen Moore
Ella Flagg Young - Whose Slogan Was “Better Schools for Girls and Boys” 6:53 Lu par Kathleen Moore