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Heroic Women Your History Teachers Never Told You About

Many fascinating women made history, but not many people know their stories.Heroic Women Your History Teachers Never Told YouAbouthelps fix that. In this well-researched, reliable, and readable book you will find the biographies of women who overcame extraordinary obstacles, changed their world, and defined their era.This volume tells ofHatshepsut, the woman god-king who ruledEgypt; ofArtemisiaand her dog-fighter ships of theMediterranean; ofGalla Placidia, the P.O.W. who first became a Barbarian Queen and then an Empress ofRome; ofWu Zetian, a servant girl who re-imaginedChina; ofAethelflaed, who helped turn a patchwork of warring tribes into the nation ofEngland; ofFreydis, theVikingwho explored America 482 years before Columbus; andmany more.All these stories are told in context so that they present not just what happened but also some of the reasons why.Heroic Women Your History Teachers Never Told You Abouthelps bridge the gender gap in the world’s story and offers a broader view of the human experience. If you have never heard of these real people and true events – or if you just want to understand them better – this book is the perfect place to start.Read more

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