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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Murray, Jenni, 1950-     Subjects     Women -- Biography.     World history.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Murray, Jenni, 1950-       by title:      A history of the wor...       by call number:      920.72 M982h     Search the Web     Murray, Jenni, 1950-     Women -- Biography.     World history.       MARC Display

A history of the world in 21 women : a personal selection / Jenni Murray. by Murray, Jenni, 1950- Oneworld Publications, 2019. Call #: 920.72 M982h Subjects Women -- Biography.   World history. ISBN:  9781786076281 (pbk.) Alternate title:  History of the world in twenty-one women Description:  298 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Contents:  Pharaoh Hatshepsut -- Joan of Arc -- Isabella of Castille -- Artemisia Gentileschi -- Catherine the Great -- Clara Schumann -- Dowager Empress Cixi -- Marie Curie -- Coco Chanel -- Golda Meir -- Frida Kahlo -- Sirimavo Bandaranaike -- Toni Morrison -- Margaret Eleanor Atwood -- Wangare Maathi -- Hillary Rodham Clinton -- Benazir Bhutto -- Angela Merkel -- Madonna Louise Ciccone -- Anna Politkovskaya -- Cathy Freeman -- Conclusion -- Key sources and suggestions for further reading. Summary:  "The history of the world is the history of great women. Marie Curie discovered radium and revolutionised medical science. Empress Cixi transformed China. Frida Kahlo turned an unflinching eye on life and death. Anna Politkovskaya dared to speak truth to power, no matter the cost. Their names should be shouted from the rooftops. And that is exactly what Jenni Murray is here to do."--back cover. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Home Delivery - HN Adult Nonfiction 920.72 M982h Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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