Types Of Heroines In History And Modern Times
The author traces heroines from Eve to the new woman, outlining three archetypes: the avowed lady of pleasure, the warlike heroine, and the queenly ideal. Examples include Margaret of Navarre, Victoria, and trilby. modern figures like Herminia Barton in The Woman Who Did illustrate social challenges to marriage and gender roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sancho Panzo
Eve
Mary
Margaret of Navarre
Norman Eloise
Isabella
Britowart
Clorinda
Orleans
Philippa
England
Castile
Israel
Solomon
David
Dion
Grecian
Minerva
Aspasia
Pericles
Phryne
Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton
Mother Marie Therese
French Sisters of Charity
Tonquin
Legion of Honor
Italy
Syria
Mexico
China
Reinhoffen
Lewis
Mes” Peary
New England
Victoria
Britain
Margaret of
Savoy
Haruko
Japan
Trilby
W. E. Norris
Radna
Ireland
Clark Russell
Miriam Johnson
George Egerton
Reynates
Mr. Russell
Grant Allen
Ader
Herminia Barton
Herminia
Lynn Linton
Fin de Siecle
New Woman
Vintage quips and anecdotes from old newspapers
A collection of brief humorous lines and dialogue snippets. It includes a jab at Albanian dress norms and a pun involving doctors. Also features a line about a wife’s sympathy for her hard working husband and a Cleveland Plain Dealer quip on a financial theory.
Doughnut Attack Sparks Domestic Debate at Home
In a light hearted exchange Mrs Figg scolds for intruding before entering the house while Tommy defends a home run quote about hitting the plate. The Indianapolis Journal captures a playful domestic vignette with sport slang woven into everyday life.
Moderate Calisthenics in Galveston Sewing Session
A Galveston News note describes light exercise routines amid sewing buttons. The item suggests limited activity but says any movement beats no effort, reflecting daily life chores and small health prompts in a local bulletin.
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Galveston ‘News
Pomona Man Plans Sudan Rescue Expedition
James J. Coyle of Pomona California tells a reporter he aims to rescue his friend Dr. John Neufeldt from Mahdist captivity in the Sudan. He outlines a plan to raise seven to ten thousand dollars, go to New York and Cairo, gather English allies, and sail to Alexandria before leading an overland Nile expedition.
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James J. Coyle
Pomona
Cal
Sudan
Nile
Pomona Valley
Egypt
Coyle
Africa
England
Royal Uigil Engineers
Hoe
Alexandria
Khartom
Sahara Desert
Gordon
John Neufeldt
Neufeldt
Khartum
Dr. Neufeldt
Berber
Khartun
Mr. Coyle
Engineer Corps
Cairo
Thad
America
California
Los Angeles County
Claude P. Johnson
Johnson and Coyle
Tiip
New York
Expedition detailed in vow to best man I knew
A San Francisco Chronicle excerpt describes an expedition plan to Omdurman to release or communicate with a captive named Neufeld. The speaker emphasizes zeal and glory as motives, but frames the mission as a personal vow to honor a trusted friend or associate.
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Pot
Omdurman
Neufeld
San Francisco Chronicle
Lost ten dollar bill recovered by robin in nest
A ten dollar note lost by Assistant Coun seller Phil Turpin of the subtreasury was found wedged in a robin’s nest after a windstorm. The bill, damaged but redeemable, was returned to the treasury, ending the odd tale reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Phil Turpin
Cliff Creek
Miami River
Treasury
Cincinnati Enquirer
Millionaire Scotten declines to join potato commission
Daniel Scotten the tobacco magnate writes Mayor Pingree to decline appointment to the agricultural commission. He cites incapacity, incompatibility, lack of time and knowledge, noting his long refusal of public office and asking citizens not to seek to pull him from his quiet seclusion.
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Daniel Scotten
Pingree
Potato Commission
Scotten
Agricultural Commission
Thaye
Chicago Tribune
Electric mail car promises New York to Chicago in five hours
A Michigan inventor A P Crell claims a steel electric mail car running on an elevated track 18 feet high could shuttle mail from New York to Chicago in about five hours at 200 miles per hour. The line would cost $10,000 per mile with power from Niagara Falls and Postmaster General Bissell said to approve.
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A. P. Crell
Michigan
New York
Chicago
Bissell
Niagara Falls
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Overcrowded Essex Street Tenements Hint at Strained Living
A World report quotes an inspector on New York housing overcrowding. He cites Essex and Ludlow streets where families share tiny 12 by 10 foot rooms and even argue over taking boarders. The remark underscores severe urban squalor and crowded conditions.
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New York City
Essex
Ludlow
Essex Market Court
Ludlow Street
New York World
Army reform urged by observer in China report
A Rocky Mountain News critic argues that China needs a different army to restore calm and impartial judgment. The piece satirically notes Salvation Army presence but calls for broader military diversity amid tensions.
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Salvation Army
China
Rocky Mountain News
Arizona Indians perform yeint statue display
A Chicago Post item notes the Arizona Indians presenting a living statue act described as a feared, spreading display in a peculiar cultural performance.
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Chicago Post
No One Like Her in Town Sweetheart Ode
A compact verse collage showcases affectionate lines about a devoted wife, hopeful cheer in hard times, and a town love described as constant and heaven like. Other snippets echo witty exchanges and light domestic humor from era newspaper quips and cartoons.
Bottom Reform and Corporate Power in Society
Special Correspondent Josh Gros argues in Morristown New Jersey that delegated legislatures under corporate influence must be rooted out. He laments wealth worship, urges universal social righteousness, and calls for tax and money systems resting on equal rights to curb corporate power.
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Charles Dickens
Grand Congress of
Josh Gros
Morristown
N. J
A Case of Necessity in Brooklyn Life
Miss Grosgrain was engaged to an amateur photographer to force him to stop taking her pictures. The exchange reveals the odd motive behind the engagement rather than romance.
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Tutter
Father’s blunt reply on learning German cited
A father told his daughter that there is no easy path to German and that true knowledge must be learned by main strength. The remark appears in an old Examiner quotation.
Chicago man breaks train window to cool overheated car
A Chicago traveler on a Omaha bound business trip, overheating in a sweltering car, kicks out a plate glass window after failed attempts to open a stuck vent. The conductor demands $5. The man repays with a $10 bill and keeps the change, then resumes reading.
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Chicago
Omaha
Compliment to the Dog Delicately Given
A dog lover praises his Skye terrier after an awkward mock confidential talk. An acquaintance seeks a private message, calls the terrier Spot, and the dog leaves the room. The owner asserts they are now alone to hear the secret.
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Spot
Summit of Ambition and a Wish for Triumph
A mother praises Thomas for winning an oratorical contest prize and urges him to seek greater victories. She adds she hopes he will someday score a football touchdown, reflecting a blend of scholastic and athletic ambition.
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Jimmy
Thomas
London
Chicago
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Gman Press Association
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Sho
Frank L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
National Hotel Reporter
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Banks
moTiu
Mngylvania
Central Time
Pennsylvania Station
Weyne
Ind
West Bound
Nickel Pate
The
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Boston
Eastern Express
WEST
Chicago Express
Chicago Mail
Nod Western Express
Ocal Freight
A. W. Johnston
B. F. Horner
Cleveland
O. M.A. Barer
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Ft. Wayte, Cheisnall & Louisville
Lake Erie & Western Railroads
Connersville
New Castle
Rushville
United States
Canarda
Fort WA
Phitley
I. W
L.trihead
F Daly
HC Parker
Trafic
Indianapolis
United States Dental Association
East Waynest
Fort Wayne, Ind
Wayne Fr
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V_MoxXinnia
Propisiar
Picture Store
East Berry
R. E. Carroll
Prop
Wand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
North
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapide
Richmond
Pevessesy Cove
Richmond and
Cincinnat
Cincinnati
York and
Boston Limited
Roledo Express
Atlantic Express
Dat Oeal Freight Ree Iy
Lafayette Accom
Sunda
Vacite Express
Kansas City
Expre Lafayette
Opt Sumiay
St. Louis Limited
Lee Ee
New York Palace
New York Vestibule Limited
Pacific Limited Express
Kaumsus City Express
Cannon Ball
R. G. Thompson
J.C. Peltier
Undertaker
Miney Gelmer
West Wayne St
White National Bank
Capital and
Surfel US
Gust. Schubert
Dyer
E. Main ST
Hamilton National Bank
Charles McCulloch
John Mohr, JR
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