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A celebration of unheard and under-heard women's history. Meet nearly 1000 women whose names deserve to be better known: from the Mothers of Invention and the trailblazing women at the Bar; Warrior Queens and Pirate Commanders; the women who dedicated their lives to the natural world or to medicine; those women of courage who resisted and fought for what they believed in to defend their families, their culture and their countries; to the unsung heroes...

Profiles over seventy of the world's most celebrated women, including activists, explorers, athletes, scientists, and authors.

Presents short biographies of the one hundred most influential women throughout history, including Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, Indira Ghandi, and Hillary Clinton.

Consists of short answers to questions about the roles and achievements of women in America from prehistory to the end of the twentieth century.

Through examination of artefacts, writings, and possessions, this reappraisal of medieval femininity presents countless cases of influential women such as Jadwiga, the only female King in Europe, whose names were struck from history.

Profiles twenty-five female trailblazers who overcame huge obstacles, including Catherine the Great, Zaha Hadid, and Valentina Tereshkova.