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Jewell (pop culture video team, Washington Post) offers a cheeky collection of 100 minibiographies of inspiring women who are, for the most part, completely absent from history books. Spanning thousands of years, Jewell's vignettes introduce impressive political leaders, scientists, writers and poets, and spies and revolutionaries, loosely grouped by theme (women who were geniuses; women who fought empires and racists; women who wore trousers and enjoyed terrifying hobbies). From the fearsome and very successful Chinese pirate Ching Shih ("She f**cked up that gl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More