Women in History contains 95 short biographies of famous women in history. Many of these famous women are accompanied by an image of the famous women.
The famous women in history are:
Contents
WOMEN OF HISTORY: 1
PREFACE. 2
WOMEN OF HISTORY. 2
LUCRETIA. 2
SAPPHO. 6
ASPASIA OF PERICLES. 8
XANTIPPE. 10
ASPASIA OF CYRUS. 11
CORNELIA, THE MOTHER OF THE GRACCHI. 12
PORTIA. 13
OCTAVIA. 14
CLEOPATRA. 16
MARIAMNE. 18
JULIA DOMNA. 19
ZENOBIA. 20
VALERIA. 21
EUDOCIA. 22
HYPATIA. 24
THE WIFE OF MAXIMUS. 25
THE LADY ROWENA. 26
OLGA. 27
THE LADY ELFRIDA. 28
THE COUNTESS OF TRIPOLI. 29
JANE, COUNTESS OF MOUNTFORT. 30
LAURA DE SADE. 31
THE COUNTESS OF RICHMOND. 33
ELIZABETH WOODVILLE. 34
JOAN OF ARC. 35
JANE SHORE. 37
CATHARINE OF ARRAGON. 38
ANNE BOLEYN. 39
MARGARET ROPER. 41
ELIZABETH LUCAS. 42
GASPARA STAMPA. 43
ANNE ASKEW. 44
QUEEN ELIZABETH. 46
LADY JANE GREY. 48
TARQUINIA MOLZA. 50
MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS. 51
GABRIELLE D'ESTREES. 52
ANNE, DUCHESS OF PEMBROKE. 54
ESTHER INGLIS. 56
MARGARET, DUCHESS OF NEWCASTLE. 57
LADY PAKINGTON. 58
NOOR MAHAL. 59
POCAHONTAS. 61
LUCY HUTCHINSON. 62
LADY FANSHAWE. 63
DOROTHY OSBORNE. 64
CATHERINE PHILIPS. 66
MADAME DE MAINTENON. 67
COUNTESS DE GRAMMONT. 69
MADEMOISELLE DE LA VALLIERE. 70
MADAME DACIER. 71
LADY MASHAM. 72
ANNE KILLIGREW. 74
QUEEN ANNE. 77
ESTHER JOHNSON. 79
ESTHER VANHOMRIGH. 81
MARY ASTELL. 82
MADAME DES URSINS. 83
LADY GRIZEL JERVISWOODE. 85
MADAME DE PONTCHARTRAIN. 86
ELIZABETH HALKETT. 87
LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU. 88
MADAME DU DEFFAND. 90
PHŒBE BENTLEY. 91
MARQUISE DU CHATELET. 92
LADY HUNTINGDON. 93
MARIA THERESA. 94
META MOLLER. 96
ELIZABETH BLACKWELL. 97
LÆTITIA BARBAULD. 98
HANNAH MORE. 99
ANNA SEWARD. 101
CATHERINE COCKBURN. 102
ELIZABETH BERKELEIGH. 104
CAROLINE HERSCHEL. 105
MADAME D'ARBLAY. 106
MADAME ROLAND. 108
MARIE ANTOINETTE. 109
SARAH SIDDONS. 111
MRS GRANT. 112
ELIZABETH INCHBALD. 114
ELIZABETH HAMILTON. 115
COUNTESS DE VEMIEIRO. 117
JOANNA BAILLIE. 118
JOSEPHINE. 119
ANNE RADCLIFFE. 120
MISS EDGEWORTH. 121
CHARLOTTE CORDAY. 122
MADAME DE STAEL. 124
MADAME DE LA ROCHEJAQUELEIN. 126
MADAME RECAMIER. 127
MARY BRUNTON. 128
FELICIA HEMANS. 130
AUGUSTINA ZARAGOZA. 131
CHARLOTTE BRONTE. 132
