Louise Creighton (1850-1936) was a British author and women's rights activist. The wife of the Anglican bishop of London, she was the mother of seven children. In this short book, Creighton gives us chapters on such well-known women as Joan of Arc, Florence Nightingale, and Queen Victoria. But we also learn about St. Hilda, the 7th century royal princess who became an influential abbess, the prison reformer, Elizabeth Fry, and Isabella Bird, who thrilled Victorian readers with accounts of her lone travels on horseback to remote and perilous places. (Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
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Keywords that describe the book: Florence Nightingale, Joan of Arc, Queen Victoria, Crimean War, missionaries, St. Hilda, Fair Maid of Kent, Lady Rachel Russell, Mary Somerville, Julia Selena Inglis, Isabella Bird, Sister Dora
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Whitby it is! That is very cool. In recent years it's also developed a fine trade in Gothic tourism because it's where Dracula first arrives in England in the novel. It's interesting no matter what period of history you're interested in!
The reading itself is absolutely fine, but I have a question about the section numbering. This chapter was about Hilda, which is currently marked as section 2 in the MW. The recorded intro/outro said section 1 (and the file number is 1). I'm not sure if you were planning on reading the introduction or have decided against it, but the numbering might need rejigging.
No problem at all. I did something very similar with my solo! I don't think it's you, I think it's a human thing about beginning with the second item on the list.
I will add one thing - could you please consider redoing the intro/outro for the Hilda chapter so it's 'section 02'?
Erin
