The Fleet Street Girls: The Women Who Broke Down the Doors of the Gentleman's Club (Welch Julie)(Pevná vazba)

The Fleet Street Girls: The Women Who Broke Down the Doors of the Gentleman's Club (Welch Julie)(Pevná vazba)

The Fleet Street Girls is the inspiring and evocative story of the female journalists who broke down barriers in the 1970s and 1980s as women moved up the ranks in Fleet Street for the first time. When Julie Welch called in her first ever football report at the Observer, an entire room of men fell

The Women Who Made New York (Scelfo Julie)(Pevná vazba)

An illuminating, elegant history of New York City, told through the stories of the women who made it the most exciting and influential metropolis in the world Read any history of New York City and you will read about men. You will read about men who were political leaders and men who were activists

Raising the Roof: Women Architects Who Broke Through the Glass Ceiling (Toromanoff Agata)(Pevná vazba)

This timely book celebrates the inspirational achievements of women architects in every corner of the world. Historically, women architects were disappointingly absent in the news and at awards ceremonies, but now they are spearheading some of the most exciting and important projects in every

Atomic Women: The Untold Stories of the Scientists Who Helped Create the Nuclear Bomb (Montillo Roseanne)(Pevná vazba)

Bomb meets Code Girls in this nonfiction narrative about the little-known female scientists who were critical to the invention of the atomic bomb during World War II. They were leaning over the edge of the unknown and afraid of what they would discover there--meet the World War II female scientists

Dressmakers of Auschwitz - The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive (Adlington Lucy)(Pevná vazba)

The powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death

They Did It First. 50 Scientists, Artists and Mathematicians Who Changed the World (Leung Julie)(Pevná vazba)

A gorgeously illustrated collection of true stories, featuring the women and men who were pioneers of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and

Daisy Chain - a novel of The Glasgow Girls (Ritchie Maggie)(Pevná vazba)

Inspired by the eventful and colourful lives of the pioneering women artists The Glasgow Girls, Daisy Chain is a story of independence, resilience and female friendship, set against the turbulent background of the early years of the 20th

The Girls (Cline Emma)(Pevná vazba)

THE INSTANT BESTSELLER - An indelible portrait of girls, the women they become, and that moment in life when everything can go horribly wrong ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, The Guardian, Entertainment Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle, Financial Times, Esquire, Newsweek,

Genesis of the Grand Fleet: The Admiralty Germany and the Home Fleet 1896-1914 (Buckey Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

Genesis of the Grand Fleet: The Admiralty, Germany, and the Home Fleet, 1896-1914 tells the story of the prewar predecessor to the Royal Navy's war-winning Grand Fleet: the Home Fleet. Established in early 1907 by First Sea Lord Sir John Fisher, the Home Fleet combined an active core of powerful

The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive (Adlington Lucy)(Pevná vazba)

Algriennes: The Forgotten Women of the Algerian Revolution (Meralli Swann)(Pevná vazba)

A graphic novel depicting the stories of women who fought with the National Liberation Front in the Algerian War of

Women of the 1920s: Style, Glamour, and the Avant-Garde (Bleitner Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

Experience the glamor and excitement of the Jazz Age, through the lives of the women who defined it It was a time of unimagined new freedoms. From the caf s of Paris to Hollywood's silver screen, women were exploring new modes of expression and new lifestyles. In countless aspects of life, they

Imperial Women of Rome: Power, Gender, Context (Boatwright Mary T.)(Pevná vazba)

The Imperial Women of Rome explores the constraints and activities of the women who were part of Rome's imperial families from 35 BCE to 235 CE, the Roman principate. Boatwright uses coins, inscriptions, papyri, material culture, and archaeology, as well as the more familiar but biased ancient

The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home (Lee Heath Hardage)(Pevná vazba)

The true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington--and Hanoi--to bring their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam. On February 12, 1973, one hundred and fifteen men who, just six years earlier, had been high flying Navy and Air Force pilots, shuffled, limped, or were carried

Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World (Women in History Book, Book of Women Who Changed the World) (Shen Ann)(Pevná vazba)

Beautiful watercolor portraits and illuminating essays from bestselling author and illustrator Ann Shen bring 100 legendary women to life in this powerful collection that celebrates the influential trailblazers who changed the rules for all who followed. Bad Girls Throughout History is an

Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars (Holt Nathalia)(Paperback)

The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space. In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group

Strategy: Get Arts: 35 Artists Who Broke the Rules (Weikop Christian)(Pevná vazba)

Strategy: Get Arts. 35 Artists Who Broke the Rules, edited by Christian Weikop, is the first print publication to consider the formation and impact of this landmark 1970 exhibition, when artists of the 'Dusseldorf scene', including Joseph Beuys, Blinky Palermo, and Gunther Uecker, staged a

Women of the Bible: Stories of Strength, Faith & Courage (Bishop Morin)(Pevná vazba)

Women of the Bible, richly illustrated with classic art and vivid photography, looks at the women who defined life and civilization as we know it. This book includes all their stories presented in clear accessible prose that shows great respect for this remarkable collection of influential women

Shouting in the Street - Adventures and Misadventures of a Fleet Street Survivor (Trelford Donald)(Pevná vazba)

A much-anticipated memoir from one of Fleet Street's most respected newspaper editors. Donald Trelford lifts the lid on his career in an engaging read, full of wit and

League of Wives - The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the US Government to Bring Their Husbands Home (Lee Heath Hardage)(Pevná vazba)

The true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington - and Hanoi - to bring their husbands home from the jungles of

Doctor Who: The Women Who Lived True Tales of: Brilliant Women from Across Time & Space (Dee Christel)(Pevná vazba)

Meet the women who run the Whoniverse. From Sarah Jane Smith to Bill Potts, from Susan Foreman to the Thirteenth Doctor, women are the beating heart of Doctor Who. Whether they're facing down Daleks or thwarting a Nestene invasion, these women don't hang around waiting to be rescued - they roll

Girls Who Build: Inspiring Curiosity and Confidence to Make Anything Possible (Hughes Katie)(Pevná vazba)

Girls Who Build is the how-to book that celebrates the can-do attitude of dozens of fierce girls who know how to wield a hammer, fire up a saw, and build everything from a bookshelf to a playhouse. Filled with photographs of the girls and their work, this guide will inspire others to pick up power

Street Art Today II: The 50 Most Influential Street Artists Roday (Van Poucke Bjorn)(Pevná vazba)

This who's who of the international contemporary street art scene features 50 of the top street artists working today, complete with exclusive

Who's Who of The Yorkshire County Cricket Club (Dyson Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Features profiles of all 670 men who have represented the