Heroines of Service


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(4.5 stars; 3 reviews)

From time immemorial, women have served as wives, mothers and domestic organizers. But in the nineteenth century, the lives of women were changing, allowing those with drive to serve in other capacities. In this volume, we briefly examine the lives of eleven such women, ranging from 'Our Lady of the Red Cross', Clara Barton to 'A Champion of the Cause', Anna Howard Shaw and 'The White Mother of Darkest Africa', Mary Slessor. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (5 hr 18 min)

Chapters

Foreword 3:43 Read by Larry Wilson
Prophet and Pioneer -- Mary Lyon 27:59 Read by BettyB
The Princess of Wellesley -- Alice Freeman Palmer 25:50 Read by Lynette Caulkins
Our Lady of the Red Cross -- Clara Barton 26:47 Read by KevinS
A Maiden Crusader -- Frances E. Willard 29:10 Read by fshort
Julia Ward Howe -- The Singer of a Nation's Song 31:51 Read by Lynette Caulkins
A Champion of the Cause -- Anna Howard Shaw 35:31 Read by fshort
The Making of a Patriot -- Mary Antin 27:22 Read by Lynette Caulkins
A Campfire Interpreter -- Alice C. Fletcher 26:30 Read by Grace Buchanan
The 'White Mother' of Darkest Africa -- Mary Slessor 32:13 Read by Larry Wilson
The Heroine of Radium -- Marie Sklodowska Curie 27:17 Read by Lynette Caulkins
The Heart of Hull House -- Jane Addams 24:01 Read by Chad Jackson

Reviews

Good Biographies to Know


(3.5 stars)

Several of these biographies are fantastic, some figures of which I was unfamiliar. The author does wander into paternalist and religious stances at times, but the information is worth ignoring that. Good narrators.