Heroines: Great Women through the Ages

The lives and contributions of twelve women from many cultures and throughout history are portrayed in this inspiring book. Women who changed the world are depicted in the facinating historical period in which each one lived.

When you think of a heroine, what kind of person comes to your mind? You may think of someone who is especially brave, or someone who does things no one has done before.

Some kinds of heroism happen in times of crisis; others can develop over a lifetime. In Heroines you will learn about women from many different countries and periods of history. All of these women experienced life fully, and each gave something remarkable to the society in which she lived.

Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in the southern United States, only to risk her life again and again to help others find freedom. In Communist Russia, Anna Akhmatova bore years of persecution to write poetry that expressed her feelings about what was happening in her native country.

With their courage, commitment, and high ideals, women such as these show us that we too have the power to use our talents for the best and to help create the kind of world we may only dream about. These women help us understand the many kinds of heroism and the tremendous changes that can come about when one person has a vision and dares to follow it.

Accompanying each heroine are illustrations drawn in the artistic style of the period and place in which she lived, as well as maps locating and describing the world she knew.

You will be fascinated by the stories of the following women:

Agnodice - Ancient Greece

Lady Murasaki Shikibu - Japan

Eleanor of Aquitaine - France

Joan of Arc -France

Queen Elizabeth I - England

Sacagawea - United States

Harriet Tubman - United States

Marie Curie - Poland/France

Anna Akhmatova - Russia

Madame Sun Yat-Sen - China

Amelia Earhart - United States

Frida Kahlo - Mexico

Other Details: 50 full-color illustrations 80 pages 8 1/2 x 8 1/2" Published 1996