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1) Cleopatra
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Cleopatra VII, a Greek woman who became Egypt s last pharaoh, was arguably the most famous woman of ancient times. Smart, resourceful, and bold, she sought world domination by allying herself with two of the three strongest Roman men of her day Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Her downfall came at the hands of the third most powerful Roman Octavian, who would later become Augustus, the first Roman emperor.
2) Anne Frank
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Anne Frank, a precocious, funny, smart, outspoken and bold young girl, was one of millions of Jews who died during the Holocaust. Her diary, in which she recorded her thoughts and feelings for more than two years while hiding from the Nazis with her family, has become the most celebrated book about one of the most horrific periods in history--and a living reminder of the power and resilience of the human spirit. --Publisher.
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Many women have overcome the culture of gender inequality to make important contributions to society. These contributions include numerous firsts. In the twenty-first century, one woman who had already become a lawyer, a senator, and a secretary of state sought to claim another first: the first female president of the United States. That woman was Hillary Rodham Clinton. Hillary growing up -- Wellesley, Yale, and Bill Clinton -- First Lady Hillary...
5) Marie Curie
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Presents the life and accomplishments of the famed chemist, from her education at the Sorbonne in Paris to her work in radioactivity and her scientific accolades.
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Women writers have historically been marginalized. This timely book offers an introduction to influential women writers spanning the globe and time periods with entries from antiquity to the present. The book addresses how history, race, class, and other social categories complicate any single defining category of the woman writer. Presenting a spectrum of diverse women writers and situating them within cultural and critical contexts, readers will...
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