Lives of Girls Who Became Famous


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(4.4 stars; 20 reviews)

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

Reviews

Interesting


(4 stars)

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 stars)

Really enjoyed it, thanks.