Project Gutenberg 2011-04-29 Public domain in the USA. 271 Mabie, Hamilton Wright 1846 1916 Mabie, Hamilton W. (Hamilton Wright) Stephens, Kate 1853 1938 Ransom, Olive Ostertag, Blanche Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages Alcestis -- Antigone -- Iphigenia -- Paula -- Joan of Arc -- Catherine Douglas -- Lady Jane Grey -- Pocahontas -- Flora MacDonald -- Madame Roland -- Grace Darling -- Sister Dora -- Florence Nightingale. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Jeannie Howse, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Heroines That Every Child Should Know" by Mabie, Stephens, and Ostertag is a collection of tales for young people focusing on inspiring female figures throughout history, written in the early 20th century. This anthology highlights the noble deeds and bravery of various heroines from different cultures and eras, aiming to provide young readers with role models who exemplify courage, self-sacrifice, and moral integrity. The opening of the book features an introduction by Hamilton W. Mabie, which sets the stage for understanding heroism in both historical and contemporary contexts. Mabie emphasizes the often-overlooked contributions of women in heroic narratives, arguing that women deserve equal recognition for their courage and sacrifice. He frames the stories that will follow as essential for children to understand the various forms heroism can take, aiming to inspire them with accounts of women's resilience and strength across time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35994/35994-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Women heroes PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Biographies Category: History - Other 549443 2025-07-14T14:39:05.434108 text/html 551254 2011-04-29T13:50:15 text/html 671906 2025-07-14T14:39:14.664067 application/epub+zip 676917 2025-07-14T14:39:07.410104 application/epub+zip 281389 2025-07-14T14:39:06.414130 application/epub+zip 832117 2025-07-14T14:39:19.059034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 861870 2025-07-14T14:39:13.110043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464707 2022-09-16T12:49:07.912471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482353 2025-07-14T14:39:04.331116 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 482161 2011-04-29T13:45:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 482198 2011-04-29T13:45:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22658 2025-07-14T14:39:19.212035 application/rdf+xml 15905 2025-07-14T14:39:06.540080 image/jpeg 2424 2025-07-14T14:39:06.477081 image/jpeg 184103 2011-04-29T13:45:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 702727 2011-05-02T17:45:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 184036 2011-04-29T13:45:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 701022 2025-07-14T14:39:05.485104 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia