Giovanni Boccaccio devoted the last decades of his life to compiling encyclopedic works in Latin. Among them is this text, the first collection of biographies in Western literature devoted to women.
Nearly every story in this collection is based on a woman who attained some celebrity, from Lord Byron's illegitimate daughter, Allegra, to Oscar Wilde's troubled niece, Dolly.
Part of a larger biographical series, this book examines the lives and legacies of some of the world's most famous artists and authors. Featuring well-known figures such as Leonardo da Vinci, William Shakespeare, and Michelangelo, as well as lesser-known artists and authors, this book offers an engaging and informative glimpse into the lives of these creative geniuses. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Why stick with plain old A, B, C when you can have Amelia (Earhart), Malala, Tina (Turner), Ruth (Bader Ginsburg), all the way to eXtraordinary You—and the Zillion of adventures you will go on? Instagram superstar Eva Chen, author of Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes, is back with an alphabet board book depicting feminist icons in A Is for Awesome: 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World, featuring spirited illustrations by Derek Desierto.
It's important for all of us to share with the newest generations our wisdom. I think young girls should have heroes in their lives. All through history, women have been there. On the sidelines doing their services. Or right along side the men. It astounds me to see how the most valuable trait I read about was their ability to nurture. Their ability to heal and care beyond just a job, but in servitude to their hearts and souls as well. And in my own inimitable way, I present it in rhyme and coloring together. Again, to imagine is to be! And these women and so many more imagined who they could be, and became that woman! Bravo!