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Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia is a 16-volume reference work of biographies of notable women. It includes biographies of around 10,000 women, and also includes genealogical charts of noble families and some joint entries about multiple women (such as "Astronauts: Women in Space").
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America (2000, revised edition 2006 [1]) is a book by American feminist historian Ruth Rosen that reviews the women's rights movement in the United States during the second half of the 20th century. Rosen discusses the way that the media framed the feminist movement and the reaction ...
For these women not only helped shape the world, but in the process, have made it a better place for all. Josephine Baker (1906-1975) Josephine Baker (Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)
During World War II, many women filled roles vacated by men fighting overseas. Beginning in the 1960s, the second-wave feminist movement changed cultural perceptions of women, although it was unsuccessful in passing the Equal Rights Amendment. In the 21st century, women have achieved greater representation in prominent roles in American life.
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland (2009–2013): As prime minister, she was the world's first openly lesbian world leader, first female world leader to wed a same-sex partner while in office. Elizabeth II , United Kingdom (1952–2022): In 2015, she became the longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in world history.
Women were healers and engaged in medical practices. In 12th-century Salerno, Italy, Trota wrote one of the Trotula texts on diseases of women. [30] Her text, Treatments for Women, addressed events in childbirth that called for medical attention. The book was a compilation of three original texts and quickly became the basis for the medical ...
The book has four parts, each one divided into 3 chapters: PART I: IN THE BEGINNING 1. The First Women 2. The Great Goddess 3. The Rise of the Phallus. PART II: THE FALL OF WOMAN 4. God the Father 5. The Sins of the Mothers 6. A Little Learning. PART III: DOMINION AND DOMINATION 7. Woman's Work 8. Revolution, the Great Engine 9. The Rod of Empire