Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 296 Bolton, Sarah Knowles 1841 1916 Bolton, Mrs. C. E. Bolton, Sarah K. Lives of Girls Who Became Famous 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 Staël -- Rosa Bonheur -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning -- "George Eliot" -- Elizabeth Fry -- Elizabeth Thompson Butler -- Florence Nightingale -- Lady Brassey -- Baroness Burdett-Coutts -- Jean Ingelow. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Beginners Projects, Mike Boto, Ylva Lind and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Lives of Girls Who Became Famous" by Sarah Knowles Bolton is a collection of biographical sketches written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on the lives of notable women who made significant contributions to society, showcasing their struggles and triumphs as they broke barriers and became influential figures in various fields, including literature, science, and social reform. At the start of the book, the author provides a preface that emphasizes the importance of work and earnest activity in pursuing one's aspirations. Following this, the opening chapters begin with the biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe, detailing her early life in a loving but challenging family environment, her education, and the impact of her mother’s death on her development. The narrative highlights Stowe’s journey from a young girl exploring the beauty of nature, to a passionate writer whose experiences would later inspire her to pen the famous anti-slavery novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The opening portion establishes the tone of the book—celebrating women's contributions while detailing the personal sacrifices they made to achieve greatness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Women -- Biography CT Text Category: Biographies Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 568928 2025-08-05T13:53:53.750222 text/html 553973 2024-10-28T19:09:13 text/html 3582341 2025-08-05T13:54:04.657121 application/epub+zip 3581953 2025-08-05T13:53:57.491244 application/epub+zip 292279 2025-08-05T13:53:55.993195 application/epub+zip 3812313 2025-08-05T13:54:09.958101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3784894 2025-08-05T13:54:03.140174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493424 2022-09-06T18:42:50.305035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511105 2025-08-05T13:53:52.918218 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 491327 2024-10-28T19:09:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16604 2025-08-05T13:54:10.109129 application/rdf+xml 16898 2025-08-05T13:53:56.503158 image/jpeg 4075 2025-08-05T13:53:56.248156 image/jpeg 3556001 2025-08-05T13:53:53.903185 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia