Women of Achievement: Thirty-Five Centuries of History
by Susan Raven, Elizabeth Longford (Introduction), Alison Weir
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Offers brief biographical sketches of women influential in politics, education, social reform, religion, literature, art, science, medicine, business, exploration, and sports.Tags
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Elizabeth Longford was a renowned biographer and wrote books on Queen Victoria, Wellington, Byron, Wilfred Scawen Blunt and the Queen Mother. Elizabeth Longford's first work on Queen Victoria, Victoria RI, Won the James Tait Black memorial prize. Her Biography of Wellington, and her memoirs (The Pebbled Shore) are also published by The History show more Press. show less
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- Written by Alison Weir (1926-2009), not the Alison Weir (1951- ) who writes biographies of British women monarchs/royalty.
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- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History, Art & Design, Science & Nature
- DDC/MDS
- 920.72 — History & geography Biographies, Genealogy, Healdry Biographies Famous People of Native Nations Women
- LCC
- HQ1123 .R38 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women Women. Feminism
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