5 audio books to celebrate the Month of Women's History
Although it is impossible to calculate all the contributions women have made in a blog, the five audiobooks illustrate the history of women who have risked their lives and their reputations to the lives of future generations of women, and for people in general, better.
"The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt"
Learn more about the fascinating life of Eleanor Roosevelt in his own words (but not in his own voice) in this vast autobiography covering his childhood in one of New York's most influential families before becoming a humanitarian world renowned for her work with women, the poor and fighting for civil rights, among many other things. His work did not end with the death of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt - his legacy grew as she played a key role in the drafting of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948
"Harriet Tubman: conductor on the underground railroad"
Written by Ann Petry, this biography shows how Harriet Tubman became one of the figures the most important of the Abolitionist Movement leading to the Civil War. Born a slave in Maryland during the 1820s, Tubman escaped slavery and later helped lead the Underground Railroad, becoming one of his most famous chefs. During the war, Tubman worked as a nurse and helped integrate freed slaves in their new life. His work did not end with the end of the war -. She later became a vocal advocate for women's suffrage
"A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship and Resistance in Occupied France"
This non-fiction history book tells women in the French resistance during World War II. Printing subversive newspapers to transport weapons and sending illegal messages, these ordinary people risked their lives helping the Allied war effort. More than 200 women resistances were captured by the Gestapo, many of which were sent to Auschwitz. Author Caroline Moorehead painted a vivid picture of a large number of these women in their struggle against Nazi Germany.
"Movement for the rights of women to equality"
Author Shane Mountjoy wrote a vast history of the women's rights movement in the United States from the mid 19th century with the beginning of the movement for women's suffrage all the way to the 1960s and 70 during the struggle for social and economic equality. Although short at about half past three, the book is an excellent introduction into the figures and key battles in the women's rights movement more than 100 years.
"Ten Days in a Mad-House"
Journalist Nellie Bly was one of the first investigative journalists in the country. It exposed the corrupt lobbyists in government before traveling to Mexico as a foreign correspondent at the age of 21. One of his greatest works, however, was to expose the island Insane Asylum of Blackwell in New York. For 10 days, she reported undercover as a patient to show the disgusting and unhealthy conditions of the patients lived. The work was published in a series of articles by New York World before later compiled into a book. Narrated by Laural Merlington, the book runs just under three hours.
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