Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-243).
Contents:
Ladies who lunched -- Seen the glory (1861) -- Success was sure to go (1863) -- Five stone lions (1883) -- You can't beat (1903) -- Chutzpah (1903) -- Do not pass go (1904) -- Now abideth faith, hope, and love (1912) -- The hand that rocks the cradle (1914) -- I did invent it (1914) -- A stone angel (1916) -- We can do it! (1943) -- Tiara-wearing queen (1946) -- The puzzle (1951) -- Mother confessors (1955-1956) -- America's sweetheart (1959) -- Le belle dame sans merci (1962) -- A joyful noise (1963) -- Where Rosemary goes (1968) -- Roe v. Roe (1973) -- The queen of green (1976) -- What becomes a legend most? (1980) -- The mantra (1983) -- The beast (1985) -- The woman in pink (1992) -- The golden one (1995) -- Wanna have fun (1997) -- One butt at a time (2000) -- Huff and puff (2005) -- Back seat Betty (2006) -- #MeToo (2007) -- Our gallup poll (2009) -- That's all that I remember (2013) -- The seven of us can't do (2013) -- Monsters ink (2014) -- Mr. Darcy (2014) -- Hats off (2017) -- Resistance to tyranny (2016) -- She was right.
Summary:
Contains 37 biographical sketches of women who have changed the world.
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