Illuminates the stories of notable women throughout history--from queens and freedom fighters to warriors and spies--and the progressive movements led by women that have shaped history, including abolition, suffrage, labor, civil rights, LGBTQ liberation, reproductive rights, and more.

Includes index.

Women's rights in antiquity: the seed is planted -- Empresses, queens, and princesses: the power on the throne and behind it -- Slavery, colonialism, and imperialism: the rights of women under siege -- Suffrage and suffering: women fight for freedom -- The slow march to equality: civil rights and voting -- Women's rights, 1960s to 1980s: from the sexual revolution to the AIDS crisis -- Feminisms: corporate, inclusive, and more!.