Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines

by Henry Charles Moore

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 BUZANÇAIS]
[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