- Introduction
- Famous Women
- Dedication
- Preface
- I. Eve, Our First Mother
- II. Semiramis, Queen of the Assyrians
- III. Opis, Wife of Saturn
- IV. Juno, Goddess of the Kingdoms
- V. Ceres, Goddess of the Harvest and Queen of Sicily
- VI. Minerva
- VII. Venus, Queen of Cyprus
- VIII. Isis, Queen and Goddess of Egypt
- IX. Europa, Queen of Crete
- X. Libya, Queen of Libya
- XI-XII. Marpesia and Lampedo, Queens of the Amazons
- XIII. Thisbe, a Babylonian Maiden
- XIV. Hypermnestra, Queen of the Argives and Priestess of Juno
- XV. Niobe, Queen of Thebes
- XVI. Hypsipyle, Queen of Lemnos
- XVII. Medea, Queen of Colchis
- XVIII. Arachne of Colophon
- XIX-XX. Orithya and Antiope, Queens of the Amazons
- XXI. The Sybil Erythraea or Heriphile
- XXII. Medusa, Daughter of Phorcus
- XXIII. Iole, Daughter of the King of the Aetolians
- XXIV. Deianira, Wife of Hercules
- XXV. Jocasta, Queen of Thebes
- XXVI. The Sybil Almathea, or Deiphebe
- XXVII. Nicostrata, or Carmenta, Daughter of King Ionius
- XXVIII. Pocris, Wife of Cephalus
- XXIX. Argia, Wife of Polynices and Daughter of King Adrastus
- XXX. Manto, Daughter of Tiresias
- XXXI. The Wives of the Minyans
- XXXII. Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons
- XXXIII. Polyxena, Daughter of King Priam
- XXXIV. Hecuba, Queen of the Trojans
- XXXV. Cassandra, Daughter of King Priam of Troy
- XXXVI. Clytemnestra, Queen of Mycenae
- XXXVII. Helen, Wife of King Menelaus
- XXXVIII. Circe, Daughter of the Sun
- XXXIX. Camilla, Queen of the Volscians
- XL. Penelope, Wife of Ulysses
- XLI. Lavinia, Queen of Laurentum
- XLII. Dido, or Elissa, Queen of Carthage
- XLIII. Nicaula, Queen of Ethiopia
- XLIV. Pamphile, Daughter of Platea
- XLV. Rhea Ilia, Vestal Virgin
- XLVI. Gaia Cyrilla, Wife of King Tarquinius Priscus
- XLVII. Sappho, Girl of Lesbos and Poetess
- XLVIII. Lucretia, Wife of Collatinus
- XLIX. Tamyris, Queen of Scythia
- L. Leaena, a Prostitute
- LI. Athaliah, Queen of Jerusalem
- LII. Cloelia, a Roman Maiden
- LIII. Hippo, a Greek Woman
- LIV. Megullia Dotata
- LV. Veturia, a Roman Matron
- LVI. Thamyris, Daughter of Micon
- LVII. Artemisia, Queen of Caria
- LVIII. Virginia, Virgin and Daughter of Virginius
- LIX. Irene, Daughter of Cratinus
- LX. Leontium
- LXI. Olympias, Queen of Macedonia
- LXII. Claudia, a Vestal Virgin
- LXIII. Virginia, Wife of Lucius Volumnius
- LXIV. Flora the Prostitute, Goddess of Flowers and Wife of Zephyrus
- LXV. A Young Roman Woman
- LXVI. Marcia, Daughter of Varro
- LXVII. Sulpicia, Wife of Fulvius Flaccus
- LXVIII. Harmonia, Daughter of Gelon of Sicily
- LXIX. Busa of Canosa di Puglia
- LXX. Sophonisba, Queen of Numidia
- LXXI. Theoxena, Daughter of Prince Herodicus
- LXXII. Berenice, Queen of Cappadocia
- LXXIII. The Wife of Orgiagon the Galatian
- LXXIV. Tertia Aemilia, Wife of the Elder Africanus
- LXXV. Dripetrua, Queen of Laodice
- LXXVI. Sempronia, Daughter of Gracchus
- LXXVII. Claudia Quinta, a Roman Woman
- LXXVIII. Hypsicratea, Queen of Pontus
- LXXIX. Sempronia, a Roman Woman
- LXXX. The Wives of the Cimbrians
- LXXXI. Julia, Daughter of the Dictator Julius Caesar
- LXXXII. Portia, Daughter of Cato Uticensis
- LXXXIII. Curia, Wife of Quintus Lucretius
- LXXXIV. Hortensia, Daughter of Quintus Hortensius
- LXXXV. Sulpicia, Wife of Cruscellio
- LXXXVI. Cornificia, a Poetess
- LXXXVII. Mariamme, Queen of Judaea
- LXXXVIII. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
- LXXXIX. Antonia, Daughter of Antony
- XC. Agrippina, Wife of Germanicus
- XCI. Paulina, a Roman Woman
- XCII. Agrippina, Mother of the Emperor Nero
- XCIII. Epicharis, a Freedwoman
- XCIV. Pompeia Paulina, Wife of Seneca
- XCV. Sabina Poppaea, Wife of Nero
- XCVI. Triaria, Wife of Lucius Vitellius
- XCVII. Proba, Wife of Adelphus
- XCVIII. Faustina Augusta
- XCIX. Symiamira, Woman of Emesa
- C. Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra
- CI. Joan, an Englishwoman and Pope
- CII. Irene, Empress of Constantinople
- CIII. Gualdrada, a Florentine Maiden
- CIV. Constance, Empress of Rome and Queen of Sicily
- CV. Camiola, a Sienese Widow
- CVI. Joanna, Queen of Jerusalem and Sicily
- Conclusion
- Note on the Text
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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Famous Women
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