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Historic girls; stories of girls who have influenced the history of their times,

  
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Preface
  
CONTENTS.
  
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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ZENOBIA OF PALMYRA THE GIRL OF THE SYRIAN DESERT, [Afterward known as "Zenobia Augusta, Queen of the East.''] A.D. 250.
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HELENA OF BRITAIN THE GIRL OF THE ESSEX FELLS. [Afterward known as "St. Helena,'' the mother of Constantine.] A. D. 255.
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[PULCHARIA of CONSTANTINOPLEthe girl of the golden horn] [Afterward known as "Pulcheria Augusta, Empress of the East.''] A.D. 413.
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Clotilda of Burgandy The Girl of the French Vinyards [Afterward known as "St. Clotilda,'' the first Queen of France.] A.D. 485.
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WOO OF HWANG-HO. THE GIRL OF THE YELLOW RIVER. [Afterwards the Great Empress Woo of China.] A. D. 635.
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EDITH OF SCOTLAND. THE GIRL OF THE NORMAN ABBEY. [Afterward known as the "Good Queen Maud'' of England.] A.D. 1093.
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JACQUELINE OF HOLLAND The Girl of the land of Fogs A.D. 1414.
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CATARINA OF VENICE: THE GIRL OF THE GRAND CANAL. [Afterward known as Queen of Cyprus and "Daughter of the Republic.''] A.D. 1466.
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THERESA OF AVILA: THE GIRL OF THE SPANISH SIERRAS. [Afterward known as St. Theresa of Avila.] A.D. 1525.
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ELIZABETH OF TUDOR: THE GIRL OF THE HERTFORD MANOR. [Afterward Queen Elizabeth of England; the "Good Queen Bess.''] A.D. 1548.
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CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN: THE GIRL OF THE NORTHERN FIORDS. A.D. 1636.
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MA-TA-OKA OF POW-HA-TAN: THE GIRL OF THE VIRGINIA FORESTS. [Generally known as "The Princess Pocahontas.''] A.D. 1607.

  
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HISTORIC GIRLS

STORIES OF GIRLS WHO HAVE INFLUENCED THE HISTORY OF THEIR TIMES

BY

E. S. BROOKS

AUTHOR OF "CHIVALRIC DAYS,'' "HISTORIC BOYS,'' ETC. G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK LONDON 27 WEST TWENTY-THIRD STREET 24 BEDFORD STREET. STRAND The Knickerbocker Press 1903
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