| Lives of Girls Who Became Famous Contributor(s): Bolton, Sarah Knowles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1986118290 ISBN-13: 9781986118293 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $15.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism - History - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.92 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sarah Knowles Bolton was born in Connecticut in 1841. At age 11 she met the writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her writing often encouraged her readers to improve their world through hard work and faith. She wrote many books for children. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous is a companion book to Lives of Girls Who Became Famous. Included in this collection are Harriet Beecher Stowe, Helen Hunt Jackson, Lucretia Mott, Mary A Livermore, Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Maria Mitchell, Louisa M Alcott, Mary Lyon, Harriet G Hosmer, Madame De Stael, Rosa Bonheur, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Eliot, Elizabeth Fry, Elizabeth Thompson Butler, Florence Nightingale, Lady Brassey, Baroness Burdett-Coutts, and Jean Ingelow |