This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: Mary Lyon, Alice Freeman Palmer, Clara Barton, Frances Willard, Julia Ward Howe, Anna Shaw, Mary Antin, Alice C. Fletcher, Mary Slessor of Calabar, Madame Curie, Jane Addams; Original Published by: Century in 1917 in 354 pages; Subjects: Women; Women heroes; United States; Women in public life; Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Biography & Autobiography / Women; Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs; Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory; Social Science / Women's Studies;