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famous women [animated pictures and text] [2]

famous women [animated pictures and text] [2]

  • Mary Wollstonecraft
    (1759–1797)

    English author, Wollstonecraft
    wrote the most significant
    book in the early feminist
    movement. Her pamphlet
    “A Vindication of the Rights
    of Women” laid down a moral
    and practical basis for
    extending human and political
    rights to women. She was a
    pioneer in the struggle for
    female suffrage.

  • Jane Austen
    (1775–1817)

    One of the most famous
    female authors of all time,
    Jane Austen wrote
    several novels, which remain
    highly popular today.
    These include Pride and
    Prejudice, Emma and
    Northanger Abbey. Jane
    Austen wrote at a time
    when female writers
    were not encouraged,
    helping pave the way for
    future writers.

  • Harriet Beecher Stowe
    (1811–1896)

    A lifelong anti-slavery
    campaigner. Her novel
    Uncle Tom’s Cabin was
    a bestseller and helped
    to popularise the
    anti-slavery campaign.
    Abraham Lincoln later
    remarked that her books
    were a major factor
    behind the American
    civil war.

  • Queen Victoria
    (1819–1901)

    British Queen. Presiding
    over one of the largest
    empires ever seen,
    Queen Victoria was the
    head of state from
    1837 – 1901. Queen
    Victoria sought to gain an
    influence in British politics
    whilst remaining aloof
    from party politics.
    She came to symbolise a
    whole era of Victorian
    values.

  • Florence Nightingale
    (1820–1910)

    British nurse. By serving
    in the Crimean war,
    Florence Nightingale was
    instrumental in changing
    the role and perception
    of the nursing profession.
    Her dedicated service
    won widespread admiration
    and led to a significant
    improvement in the
    treatment of wounded
    soldiers.











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