
Historic Girls: Stories Of Girls Who Have Influenced The History Of Their Times
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About This Book
A companion to "Historic Boys," these are the stories of girls--and women--who changed and influenced history with acts of courage and daring. Compiled from stories that appeared in "Saint Nicholas" magazine in 1887.
Chapters (22)
- HISTORIC GIRLS Stories Of Girls Who Have Influenced The History Of Their Times
- PREFACE.
- ZENOBIA OF PALMYRA: THE GIRL OF THE SYRIAN DESERT.
- [Afterward known as “Zenobia Augusta, Queen of the East.”] A.D. 250.
- HELENA OF BRITAIN: THE GIRL OF THE ESSEX FELLS.
- (Afterward known as “St. Helena,” the mother of Constantine.) A.D. 255.
- PULCHERIA of CONSTANTINOPLE: THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN HORN
- (Afterward known as “Pulcheria Augusta, Empress of the East.”) A.D. 413.
- CLOTILDA OF BURGANDY: THE GIRL OF THE FRENCH VINYARDS
- WOO OF HWANG-HO.: THE GIRL OF THE YELLOW RIVER.
- (Afterwards the Great Empress Woo of China.) A.D. 635.
- EDITH OF SCOTLAND.: THE GIRL OF THE NORMAN ABBEY.
- (Afterward known as the “Good Queen Maud” of England.) A.D. 1093.
- JACQUELINE OF HOLLAND: THE GIRL OF THE LAND OF FOGS, A.D. 1414.
- CATARINA OF VENICE: THE GIRL OF THE GRAND CANAL.
- THERESA OF AVILA: THE GIRL OF THE SPANISH SIERRAS.
- (Afterward known as St. Theresa of Avila.) A.D. 1525.
- ELIZABETH OF TUDOR: THE GIRL OF THE HERTFORD MANOR.
- CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN: THE GIRL OF THE NORTHERN FIORDS.
- A.D. 1636.
- MA-TA-OKA OF POW-HA-TAN: THE GIRL OF THE VIRGINIA FORESTS.
- (Generally known as “The Princess Pocahontas.”) A.D. 1607.
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