100 Extraordinary Stories for Courageous Girls

Just for the girls in your life, ages 8 and up, this collection of 100 extraordinary stories of women of faith--from the Bible, history, and today--will empower them to know and understand how women have made a difference in the world and how much smaller our faith (and the biblical record) would be without them. Featuring full-page, colorful illustrations alongside the true stories of amazing women like Lydia, Naomi, Rahab, Rebekah, Jane Austen, Corrie ten Boom, Bethany Hamilton, Rosa Parks, Mother Teresa, and dozens more, the stories of these 100 women will encourage and inspire girls to become the world-changers God created them to be!

1. Opening Credits
2. Abigail(1 Samuel 25:1-45): Abigail Saves the Day
3. Bessie Adams(1908-1986): “Bessie, Feed My Sheep”
4. Anna(Luke 2:21–38): Anna Shares the Good News
5. Annie Walker Armstrong(1850–1938): 18,000 Letters
6. Anne Askew(1521–1546): Courageous Anne
7. Jane Austen(1775–1817): Hidden Lessons
8. Gladys Aylward(1902–1970): Gladys Saves the Children
9. Clara Barton(1821–1912): The Shy One
10. Margaret Baxter(1636–1681): A Public-Spirited Woman
11. Mary McLeod Bethune(1875–1955): The First Lady of the Struggle
12. Saint Blandina(162–177): "I Am a Christian!"
13. Catherine Booth(1829–1890): Catherine, Mother of an Army
14. Evelyn “Evie” Brand(1879–1974): “God, Give Me Another Mountain”
15. Esther Edwards Burr(1732–1758): Best Friends
16. Mildred Cable(1878–1952): The Trio
17. Amy Carmichael(1867–1951): Amma Amy
18. Fanny Crosby(1820–1915): Girl with an Attitude
19. Deborah(Judges 4–5): Deborah, a Mother for Israel
20. Elisabeth Dirks(Died 1552): She Wouldn’t Give Up!
21. Dorcas(Acts 9:36–43): The Dressmaker
22. Emma Dryer(1835–1925): She Gave Up All for God
23. Anne Dutton(1692–1765): The Private Servant
24. Sarah Pierpoint Edwards(1710–1758): A Good Wife and Mother
25. Elizabeth(Luke 1): She Trusted God
26. Elisabeth Elliot(1926–2015): Elisabeth, the Brave One
27. Esther(Esther 2:1–9:25): The Queen’s Secret
28. Eve(Genesis 2:4–3:24): Eve’s Big Mistake
29. Elizabeth Fry(1780–1845): The Prison Angel
30. Ruth Bell Graham(1920–2007): A Love Story
31. Betty Greene(1920–1997): Adventuresome Pilot
32. Lady Jane Grey(1537–1554): The Nine-Day Queen
33. Bethany Hamilton-Dirks(1990): Shark Attack
34. Hannah(1 Samuel 1:1–2:1, 21): Hannah and the Bully
35. Marion Harvey(1660–1680): Rebel for Freedom
36. Huldah(2 Kings 22:14–20; 2 Chronicles 34:22–33): The Prophetess
37. Anne Hutchinson(1591–1643): Pioneer of Women’s Rights
38. Jairus’s Daughter(Matthew 9:18–25; Mark 5:21–43; Luke 8:41–56): “Little Girl, Get Up!”
39. Jochebed(Exodus 2:1–10): Baby in a Basket
40. Esther John(1929–1960): Secret Admirer
41. Ann Judson(1789–1826): Faraway Lands
42. Mary Jane Kinnaird(1816–1888): Generosity
43. Isobel Kuhn(1901–1957): Isobel and the Needle’s Eye
44. Jeanette Li(1899–1968): Stay Near to God
45. Lois(2 Timothy 1:5): Grandma Lois
46. Katharine von Bora Luther(1499–1552): “Dear Kate”
47. Lydia(Acts 16:12–15, 40): Europe’s First Christian
48. Catherine Marshall(1914–1983): Christian Author
49. Martha(Luke 10:38–42): Company Is Coming!
50. Mary, Mother of Jesus(Luke 1:26–38): Steadfast Trust
51. Mary Magdalene(Mark 16:9; Luke 8:2; John 20:1–18): Grateful Mary
52. Mary of Bethany(John 11:1–44): When Jesus Cried
53. Henrietta Mears(1890–1963): Loving Teacher
54. Miriam(Exodus 2; 15:20–21; Numbers 12): Siblings Behaving Badly
55. Lottie Moon(1840–1912): Little Cookie Lady
56. Naaman’s Servant Girl(2 Kings 5): All-Powerful God
57. Naomi(Ruth 1–4): Things Work Together for Good
58. Florence Nightingale(1820–1910): The Lady with the Lamp
59. Noah’s Wife(Genesis 6:18; 7:7, 13; 8:16, 19): What If God Said. . . ?
60. Betty Olsen(1934–1969): Woman in a War Zone
61. Rosa Parks(1913–2005): First Lady of Civil Rights
62. Perpetua(203): All for Jesus
63. Peter’s Mother-in-Law(Matthew 8:14–15; Mark 1:29–31; Luke 4:38–39): Get Up and Go!
64. Elizabeth Prentiss(1818–1878): Good Enough
65. Priscilla(Acts 18:1–3, 18–28): Forever Friends
66. The Proverbs 31 Woman(Proverbs 31:10–31): Wives and Moms
67. Jackie Pullinger(1944): A Strong-Minded Woman
68. Rahab(Joshua 2; 6:17, 22–23): Spies!
69. Rebekah(Genesis 17:1–8; 25:19–27; 27:1–37): What God Already Knew
70. Rhoda(Acts 12:1–17): Rhoda, Open the Door!
71. Helen Roseveare(1925–2016): Whatever the Cost
72. Ruth(Ruth 1:1–18): Honor Your Mother and Father
73. Salome, James and John’s Mother(Matthew 20:20–28): Aunt Salome
74. Samson’s Mother(Judges 13:1–24): She Saw Something Amazing
75. Sarah(Genesis 17:15–17, 19; 18:10–15; 21:1–7): She Laughed
76. Edith Schaeffer(1914–2013): Everyone Is Welcome
77. Ida Scudder(1870–1960): Doctor Ida
78. Shiphrah and Puah(Exodus 1:8–21): The Nurses Who Saved Israel
79. The Shunammite Woman(2 Kings 4:8–37): A Blessing
80. Mary Slessor(1848–1915): Merciful Mary
81. Susannah Spurgeon(1832–1903): Worth More Than Rubies
82. Patricia St. John(1919–1993): Children’s Book Author
83. Betty Stam(1906–1934): Something Worthwhile
84. Anne Steele(1717–1778): A Song in Her Heart
85. Joni Eareckson Tada(1949): Walking with Jesus
86. Maria Taylor(1837–1870): Missionary to China
87. Corrie ten Boom(1892–1983): Corrie’s Closet
88. Saint Teresa of Avila(1515–1582): A Woman of Faith
89. Saint Teresa of Calcutta(Mother Teresa)(1910–1997): Servant to the Poor
90. Lilias Trotter(1853–1928): She Had to Choose
91. Sojourner Truth(1797–1883): A Leader for Civil Rights
92. Harriet Tubman(1820–1913): The Moses of Her People
93. Mary Verghese(1925–1986): God’s Grace
94. Judith Weinberg(1898): She Changed Her Mind
95. Susanna Wesley(1669–1742): An Excellent Mom
96. The Widow of Zarephath(1 Kings 17:7–16): Never-Ending Flour and Oil
97. The Widow Who Gave Two Mites(Mark 12:41–44; Luke 21:1–4): She Gave Everything
98. Margaret Wilson(1667–1685): Teen Martyr
99. The Woman at the Well(John 4:4–15): Living Water
100. The Woman Who Anointed Jesus’ Feet(Luke 7:36–50): Forgiven!
101. The Woman Who Touched Jesus’ Coat(Matthew 9:20–22; Mark 5:25–34; Luke 8:43–48): “If Only I Can Touch Him”
102. Closing Credits