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Title: Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines

Author: Henry Charles Moore

Release Date: July 1, 2009 [EBook #29286]

Language: English

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Noble Deeds of the

World's Heroines

By

HENRY CHARLES MOORE

_WITH COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS_

LONDON

THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY

4 Bouverie Street & 65 St. Paul's Churchyard

1903

PREFACE

In these pages I have tried to show how women, old and young, in many
ranks of life, have proved themselves in times of trial to possess as
much courage and daring as men. Some of these 'Brave Women' died for
their Master's sake, whilst others, in His cause, passed through dire
peril and grievous suffering. All of them counted not their lives dear
unto them, so long only as they might do their duty. I have designedly
omitted many familiar heroines in the hope of winning attention for
some whose deeds have been less widely recognised.

H. C. M.

CONTENTS

I. BRAVE DEEDS OF RESCUE BY WOMEN

ALICE AYRES AND THE UNION STREET FIRE
GRACE BUSSELL AND THE WRECK OF THE GEORGETTE
CATHERINE VASSEUR, THE HEROINE OF NOYEN
MARY ROGERS, AND THE WRECK OF THE STELLA
MADELEINE BLANCHET, THE HEROINE OF BUZANCAIS
HANNAH ROSBOTHAM AND THE CHILDREN OF SUTTON SCHOOL

II. BRAVE DEEDS OF WOMEN IN THE MISSION FIELD

JANE CHALMERS; ALONE AMONGST CANNIBALS
ANNA HINDERER, AND THE GOSPEL IN THE YORUBA COUNTRY
ANN JUDSON )
SARAH JUDSON ) PIONEER WOMEN IN BURMA
OLIVIA OGREN, AND AN ESCAPE FROM BOXERS
EDITH NATHAN )
MAY NATHAN ) MARTYRED BY BOXERS
MARY HEAYSMAN )
MARY RIGGS AND THE SIOUX RISING

III. BRAVE DEEDS OF WOMEN IN WAR-TIME

MARY SEACOLE, THE SOLDIERS' FRIEND
LAURA SECORD, A CANADIAN HEROINE
LADY BANKES AND THE SIEGE OF CORFE CASTLE
LADY HARRIET ACLAND, A