I am looking for a young adult book, dating back to the mid 1930s, with 12 chapters. Each chapter is devoted to a famous woman named Mary–Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary), Mary Lyon and 9 others. The cloth bound volume was blue.
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The story of the Marys by Grace Humprey, illustrated by Edward Shenton. (1923) The Penn Publishing Co, Philadelphia.
The royal Mary: Mary Stuart, queen of Scots. — On Plymouth Rock: Mary Chilton Winslow. — The “Rose of Epping forest”: Mary Ball Washington. — The Mary who tried to be French: Marie Antoinette. — Sister and brother: Mary Lamb. — In a fashion magazine: Mary Somerville. — Mary with the green velvet bag: Mary Lyon. — The Mary with a man’s name: Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) — Fall into line! Mary A. Livermore. — The greatest Mary of them all: Mary the Virgin.
Melissa: You made my day! With your help, I easily found the book in the first edition I read as a child and it is on its way to me. I am 97 years old and look forward to seeing The Story of the Marys once again. Felice