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Women Of History.
Title:
Women Of History.
Author:
Various.
ISBN:
9781776522033
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (292 pages)
Contents:
Title -- Contents -- Preface -- Lucretia -- Sappho -- Aspasia of Pericles -- Xantippe -- Aspasia of Cyrus -- Cornelia, the Mother of the Gracchi -- Portia -- Octavia -- Cleopatra -- Mariamne -- Julia Domna -- Zenobia -- Valeria -- Eudocia -- Hypatia -- The Wife of Maximus -- The Lady Rowena -- Olga -- The Lady Elfrida -- The Countess of Tripoli -- Jane, Countess of Mountfort -- Laura de Sade -- The Countess of Richmond -- Elizabeth Woodville -- Joan of Arc -- Jane Shore -- Catharine of Arragon -- Anne Boleyn -- Margaret Roper -- Elizabeth Lucas -- Gaspara Stampa -- Anne Askew -- Queen Elizabeth -- Lady Jane Grey -- Tarquinia Molza -- Mary, Queen of Scots -- Gabrielle D'Estrees -- Anne, Duchess of Pembroke -- Esther Inglis -- Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle -- Lady Pakington -- Noor Mahal -- Pocahontas -- Lucy Hutchinson -- Lady Fanshawe -- Dorothy Osborne -- Catherine Philips -- Madame de Maintenon -- Countess de Grammont -- Mademoiselle de la Valliere -- Madame Dacier -- Lady Masham -- Anne Killigrew -- Queen Anne -- Esther Johnson -- Esther Vanhomrigh -- Mary Astell -- Madame des Ursins -- Lady Grizel Jerviswoode -- Madame de Pontchartrain -- Elizabeth Halkett -- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu -- Madame du Deffand -- Phoebe Bentley -- Marquise du Chatelet -- Lady Huntingdon -- Maria Theresa -- Meta Moller -- Elizabeth Blackwell -- Laetitia Barbauld -- Hannah More -- Anna Seward -- Catherine Cockburn -- Elizabeth Berkeleigh -- Caroline Herschel -- Madame D'Arblay -- Madame Roland -- Marie Antoinette -- Sarah Siddons -- Mrs Grant -- Elizabeth Inchbald -- Elizabeth Hamilton -- Countess de Vemieiro -- Joanna Baillie -- Josephine -- Anne Radcliffe -- Miss Edgeworth -- Charlotte Corday -- Madame de Stael -- Madame de la Rochejaquelein -- Madame Recamier -- Mary Brunton -- Felicia Hemans -- Augustina Zaragoza -- Charlotte Bronte -- Endnotes.
Abstract:
For many millennia, the history of the world has been written by, for, and about men. This fascinating volume takes a different approach, offering brief biographies of dozens of women who have played a role in key world events. Learn more about the influence and impact of ladies like Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Pocahontas, Marie Antoinette, and many others.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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