Project Gutenberg 2015-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 177 Creighton, Louise 1850 1936 Some Famous Women Produced by Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Some Famous Women" by Louise Creighton is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book offers profiles of notable women throughout history, exploring their lives, contributions, and the societal contexts in which they lived. It aims to highlight the importance of women who have often been overlooked in history, sharing their stories and celebrating their achievements. The opening of the book introduces the author’s intent to shed light on women's roles in history, focusing particularly on figures who made significant yet often unrecognized contributions to society, religion, and culture. The author contextualizes the historical experiences of these women, beginning with St. Hilda, who was instrumental in early Christianity in England. The introduction elaborates on how women's contributions were frequently linked to their domestic lives and religious duties, and this framing sets up the exploration of various women who navigated the constraints of their time to leave a lasting impact. As such, the text lays the groundwork for a deeper understanding of the multifaceted roles women have played, which will continue throughout the succeeding chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Christian women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature CT Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Other Category: History - Religious Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 316719 2025-07-20T05:02:26.100983 text/html 290520 2024-10-24T17:54:56 text/html 2432807 2025-07-20T05:02:31.590964 application/epub+zip 2431676 2025-07-20T05:02:27.491026 application/epub+zip 197386 2025-07-20T05:02:26.787997 application/epub+zip 2506100 2025-07-20T05:02:34.639939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2488280 2025-07-20T05:02:30.932956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259023 2022-09-22T14:02:10.428824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286048 2025-07-20T05:02:25.599996 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 266226 2024-10-24T17:54:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17507 2025-07-20T05:02:34.767938 application/rdf+xml 21827 2025-07-20T05:02:26.881955 image/jpeg 2325 2025-07-20T05:02:26.833964 image/jpeg 2392449 2025-07-20T05:02:26.225960 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