Forgotten heroines.Women who made history

THE RRP IS A FIXED RETAIL PRICE! •25 extraordinary women from politics, science, art, fashion, and society • An inspiring book that makes history visible • With impressive portraits and fascinating accounts PIONEERS, VISIONARIES, TRAILBLAZERS – AND YET ALMOST FORGOTTEN Forgotten Heroines tells the inspiring stories of extraordinary women who achieved great things in politics, science, culture, and business, but are now completely forgotten. Did you know that our modern Bluetooth technology was conceived by the most beautiful woman in film history? What was the name of the world's first democratic female speaker of parliament? That the famous “I love New York” slogan was invented by one of the first great female advertisers? These pioneering female inventors, artists, politicians and activists have been completely unjustly forgotten by male-dominated historiography. This book puts them in the spotlight and pays tribute to their lives with exciting portraits, fascinating facts and impressive images – supplemented by prominent voices from today.