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Women Who Changed the World: Their Lives, Challenges, and Accomplishments Through History
By Candice Goucher
- ISBN
- 9781440868245
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
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Reviewed on April 1, 2022 | Reference
Goucher (emerita, history, Washington State Univ.) and 110 contributors focus on 200 women throughout history, from Lucy, the oldest known human fossil, to pharaoh Hatshepsut to artist Georgia O'Keeffe to athlete Serena Williams. Each four- to eight-page entry describes the subject's life (primarily public aspects), historical context, obstacles, and legacy. Two-thirds of the women profiled were born before 1900; biographical conje...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
