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Heroines That Every Child Should Know

by Hamilton Wright Mabie and Kate Stephens

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Hamilton Wright Mabie and Kate Stephens gather stories of courageous women from legend and history, adapted from many writers for young readers. They begin with Alcestis, who offered her life for her husband, and move through queens, saints and patriots to Pocahontas, friend of the Jamestown colony, and Madame Roland of the French Revolution.

An old-fashioned but inspiring gallery of women’s courage for children and families. Download the free EPUB.

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