| Lives of Celebrated Women Contributor(s): Goodrich, Samuel Griswold (Author) |
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ISBN: 1508628351 ISBN-13: 9781508628354 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $8.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.66 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lives of Celebrated Women is a classic women's studies text by Samuel Griswold Goodrich. It is an oft-quoted proposition of Rousseau, that "the glory of woman lies in being unknown." If this be true, we shall deserve little credit for placing before the world these brief sketches of a few of the sex who have acquired celebrity among mankind. Contents: Lucretia and Margaret Davidson -- Mrs. Adams -- Mrs. Washington -- Madame de Stael -- Lady Hester Stanhope -- Hannah More -- Mrs. Barbauld -- Madame de Genlis -- Josephine -- Marie Antoinette -- Madame Roland -- Madame de S vign -- Mary, Queen of Scots -- Elizabeth, Queen of England -- Isabella of Spain -- Joan of Arc. |
