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In her footsteps :

In her footsteps : where trailblazing women changed the world / contributors, Alexis Aberbuck, Blane Bachelor and 32 others. - Carlton : Lonely Planet, 2020. - 288 pages : illustrations (mostly colour), portraits (some colour) ; 22 cm.

Includes index.

Activitsts -- Artists -- Pathbreakers -- Icons.

Discover the lives and locations of trailblazing women who changed the course of history as you journey to the heart of women's activism, history and creativity through the ages. From the temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt and Empress Dowager Cixi's summer palace in Beijing, to the homes and meeting sites of suffragette heroes Sylvia Pankhurst and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the creative workrooms of Frida Kahlo and Virginia Woolf, and the tennis courts where the Williams sisters first learned to play we showcase female pioneers whose lives and actions continue to inspire today. The Feminist Tour is not only a celebration of incredible women, but a travel guide to the places where they studied, lived, worked, reigned and explored. We'll tell you where to find the secret feminist history of sites around the world.

Tertiary/Undergraduate. General.

9781838690458 (hardback)

be2020005349

GBB9J6314 bnb

019635187 Uk


Women political activists--History.
Women artists--History.
Women heroes--History.
Women--History.
Feminists--History.
Women artists--Homes and haunts.
Women--Homes and haunts.
Women heroes--Homes and haunts.
Feminists--Homes and haunts.
Guidebooks.
Women--Biography.
Voyages and travels.
Women social reformers--Homes and haunts.
Women--Travel.
Women social reformers--History.
Women social reformers--Biography.
Women heroes--Biography.
Women artists--Biography.
Feminists--Biography.


Guidebooks
Biographies.

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