The lives of 25 extraordinary women ranging from Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, through to Mary Bryant, drawn from myths and legends, history and folklore. Companion volume to the author's TGreat Deeds of Superheroes'.

Stories for young and old with dramatic illustrations about 25 women from the history and legends of Greece, China, Israel, Arabia, Britain, Europe and the Amerindians. The heroines, rulers, holy women, courageous survivors, enchantresses and goddesses include Pocahontas, Boadicea, Hildegard of Bingen, Atalanta, Scheherazade, Guanyin and Aphrodite. By the author of the 'History of Australian Children's Literature' and illustrated by the winner of the 1986 Hans Christian Andersen Illustration Award. With an introduction, bibliography and an index.

A collection of stories drawn from myth and legend, history and folklore, celebrates the courage, intelligence, boldness, forcefulness, and strength of extraordinary women--from Aphrodite to Pocahantas.

This famous work by the respected Muslim Scholar Allama Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, gives a brief account of heroic deeds of a few Muslim women who have, by their outstanding acts of valour courage and bravery carved for themselves a prominent place in Islamic history. An extremely informative book.

While women in modern Western society have spent the last century fighting for equal rights, women in ancient Ireland were accorded legal equality with men. Under the Brehon Laws women had the right to own property, rule territories, seek an education, and sue for divorce. Celtic women were also warriors, frequently taking up arms and marching into battle with their brothers and husbands.

This book sets out to explore the structure and meaning of one of the most popular literary genres - the adventure story. It offers analytical readings of some of the most popular adventure stories and looks at their influence on children.

There are few women in the Bible that are treated with as much reverence as their more famous male counterparts. This dismal state of affairs mirrors the position of women generally in Western society over the last two thousand years. And yet closer study of the Bible reveals that women were once regarded as equals of men rather than subject to them. John Baldock is at pains to rescue the reputation of women in the Bible, exploring the ancient priestesses, prophets and heroines who used their courage and spiritual strength to lead the people. Working chronologically through the Old and New Testaments, Woman in the Bible includes fascinating stories of true love, incest, adultery, polygamy, exploitation and abuse by men. This accessible and well-argued book is essential reading for anyone interested in the role of women in religion and society.