The Heroines of History
Author : Mrs. Octavius Freire Owen
Publisher :
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 33,58 MB
Release : 1854
Category : Heroines in literature
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Author : Mrs. Octavius Freire Owen
Publisher :
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 33,58 MB
Release : 1854
Category : Heroines in literature
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Author : John Stilwell Jenkins
Publisher :
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 1851
Category : Queens
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Colorful biographical sketches of 10 famous women in history.
Author : Michelle Rosenberg
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 36,59 MB
Release : 2018-02-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 152671535X
From Mata Hari and Pocahontas to Lucrezia Borgia and Hedy Lamarr—fascinating portraits of history’s most unforgettable, and some unjustly forgotten, women. Cleopatra. Audrey Hepburn. Sappho. Calamity Jane. Marie Antoinette. Lilith. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Dame Emma Hamilton. Mary Shelley. Mary Frith. Some are celebrated in folklore legend; some are remembered only as movie stars; many will be familiar in their native countries; while others are, for the most part, unjustly unknown. Not anymore. Let this rewarding anthology set the record straight on: World War I heroine and nurse Edith Cavell; turn of the century Iñupiat explorer Ada Blackjack; eighteenth-century abolitionist, slave, and women’s rights pioneer Soujourner Truth; Gorgo, 480 BC Queen of Sparta; Agent 355, the American Revolution’s most mysterious spy; nineteenth-century socialite and archaeologist Lady Hester Stanhope; eighteenth-century Irish physician Margaret Bulky who plied her trade by passing as a man for fifty years; and many, many more adventurers, leaders, and freedom fighters—each and every one, a groundbreaker whose name deserves a place in history.
Author : John Stilwell Jenkins
Publisher :
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,24 MB
Release : 1855
Category : Queens
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Author : Stephanie Drimmer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,86 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1426325576
Everybody needs a role model! Discover true stories of superstars, war heroes, world leaders, gusty gals, and everyday women who changed the world. From Sacagawea to Mother Teresa, Annie Oakley to Malala Yousafzai, these famous women hiked up their pants and petticoats and charged full-speed ahead to prove girls are just as tough as boys...maybe even tougher. Complete with amazing images and a fun design, this is the book that every kid with a goal, hope, or dream will want to own.
Author : Mary Elizabeth Hewitt
Publisher :
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 38,22 MB
Release : 1852
Category : Women
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Author : Diane Silcox-Jarrett
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 31,25 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
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Biographical stories of heroic women from the American revolution.
Author : Octavius Freire Owen
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Page : pages
File Size : 23,65 MB
Release : 1858
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Author : Emily Owen
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 17,52 MB
Release : 1878
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Author : Laura L. S. Bauer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 39,92 MB
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
This is a topical resource that provides a comprehensive look at the most influential women in Hollywood cinema across a wide-range of occupations rarely found together in a single volume. Unlike other anthologies, Hollywood Heroines: The Most Influential Women in Film History is a hybrid of film history and industry information with an exclusive focus on prominent women. This reference work includes more commonly discussed categories of important women in Hollywood film history, such as directors and actresses, and reaches beyond them to encompass women working as cinematographers, casting directors, studio heads, musical composers, and visual and special effects supervisors. The wide range of filmmaking crafts covered in the book provides an acute view of the industry and increases the visibility of and quality of representation for women working in Hollywood. By bringing the experience of these influential women to light, Hollywood Heroines joins a growing movement that endeavors to dismantle harmful, long-standing industry myths that perpetuate the systemic underrepresentation of women and the devaluation of women's stories in the Hollywood film industry.