Women of History
Anonymous
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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!