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Women of History

Various

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)

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Keyword(s): history (890), women (90), queens (14), woman (14), female (12), famous (9), leaders (2)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Lucretia	Lucretia B.	00:05:26
Play 02	Sappho	Bellona Times	00:07:50
Play 03	Aspasia of Pericles	Arlene Joyce	00:06:25
Play 04	Xantippe	Arlene Joyce	00:03:43
Play 05	Aspasia of Cyrus	Becky Cook	00:04:50
Play 06	Cornelia, The Mother of the Gracchi	Lynne T	00:04:17
Play 07	Portia	Lyn Silva	00:04:59
Play 08	Octavia	Kristin G.	00:04:25
Play 09	Cleopatra	Pamela Krantz	00:09:05
Play 10	Mariamne	Mike Pelton	00:04:00
Play 11	Julia Domna	Pamela Krantz	00:03:21
Play 12	Zenobia	Kalynda	00:06:38
Play 13	Valeria	Scheherazade	00:05:37
Play 14	Eudocia	Cori Samuel	00:06:53
Play 15	Hypatia	Mike Pelton	00:06:11
Play 16	The Wife of Maximus	Mike Pelton	00:04:34
Play 17	The Lady Rowena	Pamela Krantz	00:03:08
Play 18	Olga	Gilles G. Le Blanc	00:04:32
Play 19	The Lady Elfrida	Robin Cotter	00:04:49
Play 20	The Countess of Tripoli	Pamela Krantz	00:02:36
Play 21	Jane, Countess of Mountfort	Cori Samuel	00:06:15
Play 22	Laura De Sade	Kristin G.	00:04:49
Play 23	The Countess of Richmond	Robin Cotter	00:03:45
Play 24	Elizabethe Woodville	Pamela Krantz	00:03:29
Play 25	Joan of Arc	Pamela Krantz	00:07:48
Play 26	Jane Shore	Mike Pelton	00:05:02
Play 27	Catharine of Arragon	April Gonzales	00:04:52
Play 28	Anne Boleyn	April Gonzales	00:05:11
Play 29	Margaret Roper	Mike Pelton	00:06:27
Play 30	Elizabeth Lucas	Mike Pelton	00:03:10
Play 31	Gaspara Stampa	Mike Pelton	00:05:10
Play 32	Anne Askew	Mike Pelton	00:05:07
Play 33	Queen Elizabeth	Pamela Krantz	00:09:31
Play 34	Lady Jane Grey	MarianneVictoria	00:06:50
Play 35	Tarquinia Molza	Pamela Krantz	00:04:28
Play 36	Mary, Queen of Scots	MarianneVictoria	00:05:01
Play 37	Gabrielle D'Estrees	Arlene Joyce	00:08:35
Play 38	Anne, Duchess of Pembroke	Lyn Silva	00:04:53
Play 39	Esther Inglis	Arlene Joyce	00:04:48
Play 40	Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle	carissabockhahn	00:02:21
Play 41	Lady Pakington	carissabockhahn	00:04:36
Play 42	Noor Mahal	Lanerd	00:04:44
Play 43	Pocahontas	Eden Rea-Hedrick	00:05:37
Play 44	Lucy Hutchinson	Pamela Krantz	00:06:09
Play 45	Lady Fanshawe	Becky Cook	00:02:57
Play 46	Dorothy Osborne	Pamela Krantz	00:05:39
Play 47	Catherine Philips	Pamela Krantz	00:05:41
Play 48	Madame De Maintenon	Arlene Joyce	00:05:14
Play 49	Countess De Grammont	Kalynda	00:05:39
Play 50	Mademoiselle De La Valliere	Eden Rea-Hedrick	00:04:37
Play 51	Madame Dacier	Pamela Krantz	00:02:45
Play 52	Lady Masham	Lanerd	00:05:04
Play 53	Anne Killigrew	Pamela Krantz	00:04:17
Play 54	Queen Anne	Robin Cotter	00:08:29
Play 55	Esther Johnson	Linda Fredericks	00:07:31
Play 56	Esther Vanhomrigh	Linda Fredericks	00:07:11
Play 57	Mary Astell	Pamela Krantz	00:05:54
Play 58	Madame Des Ursins	Arlene Joyce	00:06:50
Play 59	Lady Grizel Jerviswoode	Linda Fredericks	00:05:57
Play 60	Madame De Pontchartrain	Arlene Joyce	00:03:32
Play 61	Elizabeth Halkett	Linda Fredericks	00:02:23
Play 62	Lady Mary Wortley Montagu	Robin Cotter	00:06:11
Play 63	Madame Du Deffand	Arlene Joyce	00:04:22
Play 64	Phoebe Bentley	Lyn Silva	00:02:06
Play 65	Marquise Du Chatelet	Cate Mackenzie	00:05:25
Play 66	Lady Huntingdon	Robin Cotter	00:04:37
Play 67	Maria Theresa	Availle	00:05:18
Play 68	Meta Moller	MarianneVictoria	00:07:30
Play 69	Elizabeth Blackwell	MarianneVictoria	00:05:46
Play 70	Laetitia Barbauld	Linda Fredericks	00:04:09
Play 71	Hannah More	Heather Phillips	00:06:19
Play 72	Anna Seward	Pamela Krantz	00:05:47
Play 73	Catherine Cockburn	Linda Fredericks	00:07:56
Play 74	Elizabeth Berkeleigh	Kalynda	00:06:12
Play 75	Caroline Herschel	Cate Mackenzie	00:02:34
Play 76	Madame D'Arblay	Jenny Bradshaw	00:05:22
Play 77	Madame Roland	Arlene Joyce	00:05:33
Play 78	Marie Antoinette	Availle	00:08:32
Play 79	Sarah Siddons	Tara Dow	00:07:43
Play 80	Mrs Grant	Robin Cotter	00:07:23
Play 81	Elizabeth Inchbald	Robin Cotter	00:04:32
Play 82	Elizabeth Hamilton	Kristin G.	00:07:36
Play 83	Countess De Vemieiro	Pamela Krantz	00:02:40
Play 84	Joanna Baillie	Pamela Krantz	00:02:32
Play 85	Josephine	Scheherazade	00:03:40
Play 86	Anne Radcliffe	Jenny Bradshaw	00:05:19
Play 87	Miss Edgeworth	Jenny Bradshaw	00:05:19
Play 88	Charlotte Corday	Kristin G.	00:08:15
Play 89	Madame De Stael	Pamela Krantz	00:06:03
Play 90	Madame De La Rochejaquelein	Arlene Joyce	00:06:48
Play 91	Madame Recamier	Arlene Joyce	00:05:56
Play 92	Mary Brunton	Jenny Bradshaw	00:06:43
Play 93	Felicia Hemans	Pamela Krantz	00:03:55
Play 94	Augustina Saragoza	Pamela Krantz	00:02:49
Play 95	Charlotte Bronte	Jenny Bradshaw	00:05:39

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