Mary Rosetta Parkman's present book 'Heroines of Service' is a compiled account of some important women in europe first published in the year 1921. "The service of the true woman is always "womanly." She gives something of the fostering care of the mother, whether it be as nurse, like Clara Barton; as teacher, like Maryix Lyon and Alice Freeman Palmer; or as social helper, like Jane Addams. So it is that the service of these "heroines" is that which only women could have given to the world." -Preface

Excerpt from Heroines of Service: Mary Lyon, Alice Freeman Palmer, Clara Barton, Frances Willard, Julia Ward Howe, Anna Shaw, Mary Antin, Alice Anna Fletcher, Mary Slessor of Calabar, Madame Curie Jane Addams Lyon and Alice Freeman Palmer; or as social helper, like Jane Addams. So it is that the service of these heroines is that which only women could have given to the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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"Heroines of Service" by Mary Rosetta Parkman is a compiled account of a few notable women in Europe. The service of the true woman is always "womanly." She gives something of the fostering care of the mother, whether it be a nurse, like Clara Barton; as teachers, like Maryix Lyon and Alice Freeman Palmer; or as a social helper, like Jane Addams. So it is that the service of these "heroines" is that which only women could have given to the world.