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A History of the World in 21 Women: A Personal Selection

A History of the World in 21 Women: A Personal Selection

by Jenni Murray
A History of the World in 21 Women: A Personal Selection
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A History of the World in 21 Women: A Personal Selection

A History of the World in 21 Women: A Personal Selection

by Jenni Murray

Overview

From the bestselling author of A History of Britain in 21 Women

The history of the world is the history of great women.

Marie Curie discovered radium and revolutionised medical science. Empress Cixi transformed China. Frida Kahlo turned an unflinching eye on life and death. Anna Politkovskaya dared to speak truth to power, no matter the cost. Their names should be shouted from the rooftops.

And that is exactly what Jenni Murray is here to do.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781786074119
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 09/06/2018
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Jenni Murray is a journalist and broadcaster who has presented BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour since 1987. She is the author of several books, including A History of Britain in 21 Women and Memoirs of a Not So Dutiful Daughter. She lives in Hampstead Garden Suburb, north London, and the Peak District.
Jenni Murray is a journalist and former presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. She is the author of several books, including A History of Britain in 21 Women and Memoirs of a Not So Dutiful Daughter. She lives in Hampstead Garden Suburb, north London, and the Peak District.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Pharaoh Hatshepsut 7

2 Joan of Arc 19

3 Isabella of Castile 33

4 Artemisia Gentileschi 47

5 Catherine the Great 61

6 Clara Schumann 75

7 Dowager Empress Cixi 89

8 Marie Curie 101

9 Coco Chanel 117

10 Golda Meir 131

11 Frida Kahlo 145

12 Sirimavo Bandaranaike 159

13 Toni Morrison 171

14 Margaret Eleanor Atwood 185

15 Wangari Maathai 201

16 Hillary Rodham Clinton 213

17 Benazir Bhutto 231

18 Angela Merkel 243

19 Madonna Louise Ciccone 257

20 Anna Politkovskaya 269

21 Cathy Freeman 279

Conclusion 289

Key Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading 293

Acknowledgements 298

What People are Saying About This

author of Mary Tudor: England’s First Qu Dr Anna Whitelock

‘Ambitious, engaging and accessible. Who better than Jenni Murray to curate this whistle-stop tour of the globe and introduce twenty-one women who in different times and different places dared to be different?’

author of Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Charlotte Gordon

‘A valuable resource for all readers. Jenni Murray’s collection of distinguished women is illuminating and inspiring.’

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