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Hatshepsut, Boudica, Mary Queen of Scots, Golda Meir, Benazir Bhutto, and 45 more of the world's most famousand often notoriouswomen rulers From the Queen of Sheba to Margaret Thatcher, thisbook paints vivid portraits of the lives of 50 extraordinary women who have held positions of executive or ceremonial power throughout history. Each biographical profile sets its subject clearly in the culture and context of its time, enabling this book to tellnot only the stories of many courageous and fiercely independent women, but also to provide a fascinating and informative alternative social history of the last 3500 years. The number of women who have ruled as queens or empresses, or governed as presidents or prime ministers, remains but a small subset of the total of those who have attained ultimate political power. But this elite group of women, whothrough dynastic succession, democratic election, or other meanshave reached the heights of political and ceremonial leadership, includes some of the most influential and charismatic figures of world history.
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Gold, Claudia, author
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing Ltd
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781784292355
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Memoir, Biography
- Rating
- 3.55 / 5 (18 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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