Women Our History

<p>Re-examining history from a female perspective this book celebrates the numerous important roles women have played in culture and society that are less often told.<br><br>Packed full of evocative images this gloriously illustrated book reveals the key events in women's history - from early matriarchal societies through women's suffrage the Suffragette movement 20th-century feminism and gender politics to recent movements such as #MeToo and International Women's Day - and the key role women have had in shaping our past.<br><br>Learn about the everyday lives of women through the ages as well as the big ?names of women's history - powerful inspirational and trailblazing women such as Cleopatra Florence Nightingale Emmeline Pankhurst Eva Peron and Rosa Parks - and discover the unsung contributions of lesser-known women who have changed the world and the forgotten events of women's history.<br><br>Placing women firmly centre stage <i>Women - Our History</i> shows women where they have come from and in celebrating the achievements of women of the past offers positive role models for women of today</p>