Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-297).
Contents
Pharaoh Hatshepsut -- Joan of Arc -- Isabella of Castile -- 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 -- Wangari Maathai -- Hillary Rodham Clinton -- Benazir Bhutto -- Angela Merkel -- Madonna Louise Ciccone -- Anna Politkovskaya -- Cathy Freeman.