Women of History
Anonymous
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An intriguing look at well known women in history from BC 500 to the mid 1800's. Each chapter is a brief overview of one woman's life. An interesting read. (Summary by Michele Eaton) (8 hr 28 min)
Chapters
| Lucretia | 5:26 | Read by Lucretia B. |
| Sappho | 7:50 | Read by Bellona Times |
| Aspasia of Pericles | 6:25 | Read by Arlene Joyce |
| Xantippe | 3:43 | Read by Arlene Joyce |
| Aspasia of Cyrus | 4:50 | Read by Becky Cook |
| Cornelia, The Mother of the Gracchi | 4:17 | Read by Lynne T |
| Portia | 4:59 | Read by Lyn Silva |
| Octavia | 4:25 | Read by Kristin G. |
| Cleopatra | 9:05 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Mariamne | 4:00 | Read by Mike Pelton |
| Julia Domna | 3:21 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Zenobia | 6:38 | Read by Kalynda |
| Valeria | 5:37 | Read by Scheherazade |
| Eudocia | 6:53 | Read by Cori Samuel |
| Hypatia | 6:11 | Read by Mike Pelton |
| The Wife of Maximus | 4:34 | Read by Mike Pelton |
| The Lady Rowena | 3:08 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Olga | 4:32 | Read by Gilles G. Le Blanc |
| The Lady Elfrida | 4:49 | Read by Robin Cotter |
| The Countess of Tripoli | 2:36 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Jane, Countess of Mountfort | 6:15 | Read by Cori Samuel |
| Laura De Sade | 4:49 | Read by Kristin G. |
| The Countess of Richmond | 3:45 | Read by Robin Cotter |
| Elizabethe Woodville | 3:29 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Joan of Arc | 7:48 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Jane Shore | 5:02 | Read by Mike Pelton |
| Catharine of Arragon | 4:52 | Read by April Gonzales |
| Anne Boleyn | 5:11 | Read by April Gonzales |
| Margaret Roper | 6:27 | Read by Mike Pelton |
| Elizabeth Lucas | 3:10 | Read by Mike Pelton |
| Gaspara Stampa | 5:10 | Read by Mike Pelton |
| Anne Askew | 5:07 | Read by Mike Pelton |
| Queen Elizabeth | 9:31 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Lady Jane Grey | 6:50 | Read by MarianneVictoria |
| Tarquinia Molza | 4:28 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Mary, Queen of Scots | 5:01 | Read by MarianneVictoria |
| Gabrielle D'Estrees | 8:35 | Read by Arlene Joyce |
| Anne, Duchess of Pembroke | 4:53 | Read by Lyn Silva |
| Esther Inglis | 4:48 | Read by Arlene Joyce |
| Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle | 2:21 | Read by carissabockhahn |
| Lady Pakington | 4:36 | Read by carissabockhahn |
| Noor Mahal | 4:44 | Read by Lanerd |
| Pocahontas | 5:37 | Read by Eden Rea-Hedrick |
| Lucy Hutchinson | 6:09 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Lady Fanshawe | 2:57 | Read by Becky Cook |
| Dorothy Osborne | 5:39 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Catherine Philips | 5:41 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Madame De Maintenon | 5:14 | Read by Arlene Joyce |
| Countess De Grammont | 5:39 | Read by Kalynda |
| Mademoiselle De La Valliere | 4:37 | Read by Eden Rea-Hedrick |
| Madame Dacier | 2:45 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Lady Masham | 5:04 | Read by Lanerd |
| Anne Killigrew | 4:17 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Queen Anne | 8:29 | Read by Robin Cotter |
| Esther Johnson | 7:31 | Read by Linda Fredericks |
| Esther Vanhomrigh | 7:11 | Read by Linda Fredericks |
| Mary Astell | 5:54 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Madame Des Ursins | 6:50 | Read by Arlene Joyce |
| Lady Grizel Jerviswoode | 5:57 | Read by Linda Fredericks |
| Madame De Pontchartrain | 3:32 | Read by Arlene Joyce |
| Elizabeth Halkett | 2:23 | Read by Linda Fredericks |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu | 6:11 | Read by Robin Cotter |
| Madame Du Deffand | 4:22 | Read by Arlene Joyce |
| Phoebe Bentley | 2:06 | Read by Lyn Silva |
| Marquise Du Chatelet | 5:25 | Read by Cate Mackenzie |
| Lady Huntingdon | 4:37 | Read by Robin Cotter |
| Maria Theresa | 5:18 | Read by Availle |
| Meta Moller | 7:30 | Read by MarianneVictoria |
| Elizabeth Blackwell | 5:46 | Read by MarianneVictoria |
| Laetitia Barbauld | 4:09 | Read by Linda Fredericks |
| Hannah More | 6:19 | Read by Heather Phillips |
| Anna Seward | 5:47 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Catherine Cockburn | 7:56 | Read by Linda Fredericks |
| Elizabeth Berkeleigh | 6:12 | Read by Kalynda |
| Caroline Herschel | 2:34 | Read by Cate Mackenzie |
| Madame D'Arblay | 5:22 | Read by Jenny Bradshaw |
| Madame Roland | 5:33 | Read by Arlene Joyce |
| Marie Antoinette | 8:32 | Read by Availle |
| Sarah Siddons | 7:43 | Read by Tara Dow |
| Mrs Grant | 7:23 | Read by Robin Cotter |
| Elizabeth Inchbald | 4:32 | Read by Robin Cotter |
| Elizabeth Hamilton | 7:36 | Read by Kristin G. |
| Countess De Vemieiro | 2:40 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Joanna Baillie | 2:32 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Josephine | 3:40 | Read by Scheherazade |
| Anne Radcliffe | 5:19 | Read by Jenny Bradshaw |
| Miss Edgeworth | 5:19 | Read by Jenny Bradshaw |
| Charlotte Corday | 8:15 | Read by Kristin G. |
| Madame De Stael | 6:03 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Madame De La Rochejaquelein | 6:48 | Read by Arlene Joyce |
| Madame Recamier | 5:56 | Read by Arlene Joyce |
| Mary Brunton | 6:43 | Read by Jenny Bradshaw |
| Felicia Hemans | 3:55 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Augustina Saragoza | 2:49 | Read by Pamela Krantz |
| Charlotte Bronte | 5:39 | Read by Jenny Bradshaw |
Reviews
Unsatisfying
Cliff Pinchon
The chapters are too short; though the author is hardly "sexist."
best book
uzair
love this book I like this application
A LibriVox Listener
A wonderful list of famous and not so famous females. Though clearly, "Women of History" was written by a man.
A LibriVox Listener
Such great women, such terrible sexist writing!