"Get inspired with 50 fascinating stories of powerful female figures from mythologies around the world. From heroines and deities to leaders and mythical creatures, this collection explores figures of myth who can inspire modern readers with their ability to shape our culture with the stories of their power, wisdom, compassion, and cunning. Featured characters include: Atalanta (Greek heroine and huntress who killed the Caledonia Boar and joined the...

"How do you tell the story of a feminist education, when the work of feminism can never be perfected or completed? In A Sentimental Education, Hannah McGregor, the podcaster behind Witch, Please and Secret Feminist Agenda, explores what podcasting has taught her about doing feminist scholarship not as a methodology but as a way of life. Moving between memoir and theory, these essays consider the collective practices of feminist meaning-making in activities...

Recy Taylor, a black woman, bravely identified her white rapists in 1944 – a rarity in the Jim Crow South. The NAACP’s rape investigator, a woman named Rosa Parks, rallied support and triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice.

"A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking novel set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years -- from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban, to post-Taliban rebuilding -- and puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a story of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives -- the struggle to survive, raise a family,...

Campbell Ritchie is a celebrity makeup artist on a mission to promote makeup and skincare products that are better for our skin and better for our planet. She doesn't just talk about cleaner, greener products. She walks the walk, doing research on products that are actually clean and actually green, not just greenwashed.

When Jools rediscovered her love of cycling, she faced significant challenges. A diagnosis of depression, a mini-stroke, and becoming her mother's full-time caregiver threatened to knock her off the saddle. But, Jools' passion and dedication to creating inclusive spaces for women in cycling kept her wheels spinning. Now, she's a superhero of the cycling community, spreading her powerful mindset far and wide!

There was a time when the fields of science and medicine were considered the sole province of men; women were believed to be too delicate, unintelligent, and emotional to work in those areas.

Whether by painting, illustrating, photography, sculpture, film, or even set design, many women around the world have left an indelible mark upon the arts.;Women Visual Artists;presents lively, engrossing biographies of women w

While, in many cultures, men have most often been bestowed rulership, there have been many instances throughout history where women have taken the reins of nations.

Many notable female warriors have mastered the art of war over the years, proving themselves to be man's equal on the battlefield.;Women Amazons and Military Leaders;presents lively, engrossing biographies of some of these powe