Heroines of Service

Mary Rosetta Parkman (1875 - 1941)

From time immemorial, women have served as wives, mothers and domestic organizers. But in the nineteenth century, the lives of women were changing, allowing those with drive to serve in other capacities. In this volume, we briefly examine the lives of eleven such women, ranging from 'Our Lady of the Red Cross', Clara Barton to 'A Champion of the Cause', Anna Howard Shaw and 'The White Mother of Darkest Africa', Mary Slessor. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Foreword Larry Wilson
00:03:43
Play 01 Prophet and Pioneer -- Mary Lyon BettyB
00:27:59
Play 02 The Princess of Wellesley -- Alice Freeman Palmer Lynette Caulkins
00:25:50
Play 03 Our Lady of the Red Cross -- Clara Barton KevinS
00:26:47
Play 04 A Maiden Crusader -- Frances E. Willard fshort
00:29:10
Play 05 Julia Ward Howe -- The Singer of a Nation's Song Lynette Caulkins
00:31:51
Play 06 A Champion of the Cause -- Anna Howard Shaw fshort
00:35:31
Play 07 The Making of a Patriot -- Mary Antin Lynette Caulkins
00:27:22
Play 08 A Campfire Interpreter -- Alice C. Fletcher Grace Buchanan
00:26:30
Play 09 The 'White Mother' of Darkest Africa -- Mary Slessor Larry Wilson
00:32:13
Play 10 The Heroine of Radium -- Marie Sklodowska Curie Lynette Caulkins
00:27:17
Play 11 The Heart of Hull House -- Jane Addams Chad Jackson
00:24:01