Women Who Ruled

Guida M. Jackson spent seven years researching this first-ever biographical dictionary of all women rulers from the dawn of history to the present day. Alphabetically arranged, this book features more than 360 of these women, from famous historical figures such as Catherine the Great to contemporary leaders like Corazon Aquino. Meet Anne of England, who was both the first constitutional monarch of the United Kingdom and a faith healer to her people. Or learn the details of the brilliant careers of Goldie Mabovich and Hilda Roberts, better known today as Golda Meir and Margaret Thatcher. Like their male counterparts, the female rulers' stories are not always exemplary, and Jackson reveals the tyrannical alongside the good.