Covers women of historical interest worldwide, from around 3100 BCE to the modern age, from every walk of life-artists, pirates, scientists, athletes, philanthropists, adventurers, politicians, pacifists, saints, and courtesans, even those famous for just being famous. Individual, collective, and joint entries (i.e. Astronauts: Women in Space, Egyptian Feminism, Siege Warfare and Women, etc.) are included.

The president of the National Association of Colored Women wrote this book as a tribute to black women. She presents short biographies of such important black women as Phillis Wheatley, Harriet Tubman, and many other women whose names have been lost to history.

Biographical sketches of 70 famous women in history from Cleopatra to Sarah Bernhardt. Most of the sketches are of women of royalty or of women in the 19th century U.S. women's movement.

A compilation of biographical sketches of New England women active in law, medicine, and education.

Written with a conscious sense of racial pride, a black physician presents biographical sketches of accomplished black women.

Personal biographies of influential women educators, suffragists, and philanthropists.

Twenty-five biographical sketches characterizing American Revolutionary society as well as the lives of some of its women.

Through her discussions of women's participation in salons, clubs, and politics, Whale paints a vivid picture of society in revolutionary France.