{"product_id":"forgotten-women","title":"Forgotten Women","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForgotten Women \u003c\/i\u003euncovers the lost histories of the influential women who have refused over hundreds of years to accept the hand they've been dealt and, as a result, have formed, shaped and changed the course of our futures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eForgotten Women\u003c\/b\u003e shines a well-deserved spotlight on women of accomplishment in various fields -scientists, leaders, writers and artists - who have been forgotten or overlooked, uncovering the lost herstories of influential women who have formed, shaped and changed the course of our futures. Everyone knows a forgotten woman.  The ones we hold close to our hearts, the rebels we raise in conversation, the pioneering early feminists who have been overlooked for too long.  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForgotten Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e redresses the balance and puts their achievements firmly back on the map.  As Virginia Woolf said, “For most of history, anonymous was a woman.”  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEADERS \u003c\/b\u003ecelebrated include \u003cb\u003eShirley Chisholm\u003c\/b\u003e, the first African-American woman elected to Congress and who ran for US president in 1972; \u003cb\u003eGrace O'Malley\u003c\/b\u003e, the 16th century Irish pirate queen; \u003cb\u003eSylvia Rivera\u003c\/b\u003e, a pioneering figure in the transgender rights movement; and \u003cb\u003eAgent 355\u003c\/b\u003e, the unknown rebel spy who played a pivotal role in the American Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pioneering and innovative female \u003cb\u003eSCIENTIST\u003c\/b\u003e from across history and scientific disciplines - including mathematics, genetics, technology, chemistry astronomy, physical and medicine - include the likes of  \u003cb\u003eRosalind Franklin,\u003c\/b\u003e who uncovered the structure of DNA but whose work was attributed to her male colleagues; \u003cb\u003eRuby Hirose,\u003c\/b\u003e whose pioneering research led to the polio vaccine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Unsung genius female\u003cb\u003e WRITERS\u003c\/b\u003e include the Girl Stunt Reporters, who went undercover to write exposés on the ills of 1890s America; \u003cb\u003eAemilia Lanyer\u003c\/b\u003e, the contemporary of Shakespeare whose polemical re-writing of Paradise Lost is regarded as one of the earliest feminist works of literature; and \u003cb\u003eSarojini Naidu\u003c\/b\u003e, the freedom fighter and 'Nightingale of India' whose poetry echoed her political desire for Indian independence.\u003cbr\u003e ​\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTISTS \u003c\/b\u003egiven their due include \u003cb\u003eCamille Claudel\u003c\/b\u003e, the extraordinarily talented sculptor who was always unfairly overshadowed by her lover, Rodin; \u003cb\u003eBaroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven,\u003c\/b\u003e who has been claimed as the true originator of Marcel Duchamp's Fountain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForgotten Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e shines a light on these unsung heroes whose contributions have changed our world.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57309673914750,"sku":"NW9781914240690","price":23.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781914240690.jpg?v=1778580194","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/forgotten-women","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}