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Women who dared : from the infamous to the forgotten / edited by Ben Fletcher-Watson and Jo Shaw.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Social conditions.
- Women.
- Women--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- "What does it mean to be a woman who dares to challenge the status quo? Whether by wielding power in patriarchal societies or rallying for peace, fighting for change has always put women in danger, but also led to remarkable stories of resistance. Gathering 46 essays from writers around the globe, this collection explores the twin themes of women and daring through the lives of monarchs, prophets, suffragists, soldiers, scientists, activists and artists. From the infamous to the forgotten, these trailblazers have much to tell us about the dynamics, conflicts, identities and power relations with which women live today"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Flora Tristan / Jelena Vasilijević
- Caroline Norton / Francine Ryan
- Letitia Youmans / Janet Kellough
- Millicent Garrett Fawcett / Gillian Murphy
- Lumina Sophie dite Surprise / Vanessa Lee
- Flora Shaw / Pengpeng Wang
- Chrystal Macmillan / Helen Kay
- Lilian Lenton / Hilary McCollum
- Adrienne Gerhäuser and Corinna Kawaters / Katharina Karcher
- Anna Komnene / Ioulia Kolovou
- Harriette Wilson / Louise Peskett
- Marjorie Fleming and Emily Pepys / Lois Burke
- Louisa Lawson / Sarsha Crawley
- Nellie Bly / Ashley Orr
- Marija Jurić Zagorka / Ana Pavlić
- Ismat Chughtai / Megha Katoria
- Doris Lessing / Jane Rogers
- Flora Nwapa / Ejine Olga Nzeribe and Ebere Okereke
- Anna Politkovskaya / Lucy Popescu
- Hatshepsut / Stephanie Aulsebrook
- The Oracle at Delphi / Jill E. Marshall
- Wu Zetian / Suria Tei
- The Oseberg Burials / Marianne Moen
- St Margaret of Scotland / Claire Harrill
- The Empress Matilda / Lucy Flannery
- Marguerite Porete / Laura Moncion
- Anne Askew / Debapriya Basu
- The Women of the Pendle Witch Trials / Sarah L. King
- Mary Somerville / Ruth Boreham
- Isabella Bird / Jenni Calder
- Sophia Jex-Blake / Jo Spiller
- Lady Florence Dixie / Margot McCuaig
- Mary Kingsley / Jo Woolf
- Lois Weber / Shelley Stamp
- Elsie Mackay / Quentin Wilson and Fiona Wilson
- Brenda Fassie / Chisomo Kalinga
- Mary Barbour / Catriona Burness
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit / Rosalind Parr
- Madge Saunders / Janet Lees
- Dagmar Wilson / Jon Coburn
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike / Harshana Rambukwella and Kanchana N. Ruwanpura
- Rozanne Colchester / Tessa Dunlop
- Dagmar Šimková / Kelly Hignett
- Helen Steven / Kathy Galloway.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 05, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Women who dared
- ISBN:
- 9781399549455
- 1399549456
- 9781399549462
- 1399549464
- 9781399549448
- 1399549448
- OCLC:
- 1533763600
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000265605
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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