History's Greatest Speeches
Women's Voices - Volume I
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The most profound and important speeches ever delivered are here collected in this anthology, featuring some of the most influential women in world history. Fort Raphael Publishing has here collected seven of the most important and iconic speeches of all time, all of which were written and delivered by the most important women of their respective eras.
From Queen Elizabeth rallying her troops to fight the Spanish Armada to Mary E. Church Terrell's commentary on being a Black woman in America in the late 1800's, these speeches were among the most influential, important and moving speeches ever delivered.In addition to Queen Elizabeth and Mary E. Church Terrell, this volume also features the abolitionist Sojourner Truth, early feminist activist Ernestine Rose, suffragist legend Susan B. Anthony, poet Emma Lazarus, and legendary founder of the settlement movement Jane Addams.
This collection of powerful and moving speeches pays tribute to these great world leaders and the words they used to inspire millions.
This is the first volume of this series.
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I of England was the oldest child of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn and assumed the throne following Henry's death in 1558, ruling until her death in 1603.In 1588, encouraged by the Pope, the Catholic King Philip II of Spain launched a fleet of 130 ships - known as the Spanish Armada - to conquer Protestant England.The speech in this volume was delivered by Elizabeth at Tilbury, Essex, England to rouse and inspire her troops, who were anticipating the arrival of the formidable Spanish Navy.
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