Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-209) and index
Contents:
The rebels. Carlota Lucumi Grace O'Malley Christina of Sweden Doria Shafik Lakshmibai Agent 355 Noor Inayat Khan Njinga Mbandi Virginia Hall Ranavalona Tarenorerer The warriors. The Trung sisters Tomyris Khawlah bint al-Azwar Mochizuki Chiyome Qiu Jin Edith Margaret Garrud Ching Shih Zenobia Amina of Zazzau Matilda of Tuscany Tamar of Georgia The rulers. Hatshepsut Toregene Khatun Brunhilda of Austrasia Zoe Porphyrogenita Catherine de Medici Anacaona Catherine the Great Jadwiga of Poland Isabella of Castile Seondeok of Silla Eleanor of Aquitaine Sammu-ramat The activists. Sylvia Rivera Concepción Picciotto The Mirabal sisters Lillian Ngoyi Jayaben Desai Nazaria Lagos Mary Ann McCracken The reformers. The Radium Girls Zitkala-Sa Ruth Simpson Shirley Chisholm Jeannette Rankin Ida B. Wells Sojourner Truth