Project Gutenberg 2024-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 240 Bradford, Gamaliel 1863 1932 16021548 Portraits of women $aBoston, MA :$bHoughton Mifflin Company, $c1912, copyright 1916. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu -- Lady Holland -- Miss Austen -- Madame D'Arblay [Fanny Burney] -- Mrs. Pepys -- Madame de Sévigné -- Madame du Deffand -- Madame de Choiseul -- Eugénie de Guérin. Jamie Brydone-Jack and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Portraits of Women" by Gamaliel Bradford is a collection of biographical sketches or psychographs written in the early 20th century. The work presents a series of profiles of notable women from history, aiming to illustrate their character and societal contributions, thereby capturing the essence of their lives through a blend of admiration and critique. The opening of the book includes a preface in which Bradford reflects on the challenges of portraying women's characters, acknowledging the inherent biases and limitations in such representations. He states his intention to go beyond mere fact, seeking to provide deeper insights into each subject's character. The first portrait presented is that of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, highlighting her wit, intellect, and complexity while addressing her contributions to literature and society. Bradford notes how her life experiences, particularly her advocacy for smallpox inoculation, illustrate her impact as an exceptional figure, combining elements of humor and tragedy in her narrative. Through his portrayal of Lady Mary, Bradford sets the tone for a thoughtful exploration of the lives of remarkable women across different historical contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/portraitsofwomen00brad/page/n11/mode/2up?view=theater 20240302010807bradford 1912 US Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Women -- Biography CT Text 352680 2025-09-29T12:23:27.900974 text/html 327832 2024-11-03T19:24:33 text/html 907333 2025-09-29T12:23:33.747456 application/epub+zip 904039 2025-09-29T12:23:29.433944 application/epub+zip 267157 2025-09-29T12:23:28.542932 application/epub+zip 1448295 2025-09-29T12:23:37.033378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1417371 2025-09-29T12:23:33.033933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320803 2025-09-29T12:23:27.416973 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 300924 2024-11-03T19:24:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15516 2025-09-29T12:23:37.166373 application/rdf+xml 14286 2025-09-29T12:23:28.816935 image/jpeg 2185 2025-09-29T12:23:28.677946 image/jpeg 1342722 2025-09-29T12:23:27.957985 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