Women Activism

Reina de León y de Castilla (1109 - 1126), hija y sucesora de Alfonso VI, y de la reina Constanza de Borgoña, alcanzó el trono de forma inesperada. En 1108, tras la muerte de su hermano Sancho en la batalla de Uclés, y el no haber ningún heredero varón, ella asume el reino ante el escándalo de los nobles, que nunca habían tenido que enfrentar hecho semejante.

Las mujeres han tenido un papel esencial y decisivo en la historia de la evolución de la humanidad. No siempre han ocupado una posición subordinada respecto del hombre. Esta subordinación es característica de la última etapa evolutiva del ser humano, pero no ha sido siempre así. Este libro pasa revista a las grandes personalidades femeninas que han tenido un rol protagónico en las sociedades que les ha tocado participar a lo largo de la historia.

50 Things to Know About the First Ladies by author Margaret Strolle offers a approach to learning about the first ladies that is simple yet informative. Most books on first ladies tell you anecdotes about all the first ladies individually. Although there's nothing wrong with that, this audiobook streamlines the information for the casual first-ladies scholar, teaching you the highlights in easily digestible paragraphs. Based on knowledge from the world's leading experts, this audiobook will help you sound like an expert on the first ladies.

Best known as Henry V's Agincourt bride from Shakespeare's Henry V, Catherine de Valois was an extraordinary woman of faith, courage, and conviction in an age of politically powerful women.

Shirley Chisholm was a force to be reckoned with. Emerging from the humble beginnings of a working-class family in Brooklyn, New York, she carved a path that few dared to tread. With her family barely scraping by, Chisholm witnessed first-hand the trials of living paycheck to paycheck and facing adversity at every turn. Yet it was this very struggle that forged her into the powerhouse she would become.

Chelsea Clinton introduces tiny feminists, mini activists, and little kids who are ready to take on the world to 13 inspirational women who never took no for an answer, and who always, inevitably and without fail, persisted. Throughout United States history, there have always been women who have spoken out for what's right, even when they have to fight to be heard. In this audiobook, Chelsea Clinton celebrates 13 American women who helped shape our country through their tenacity, sometimes through speaking out, sometimes by staying seated, sometimes by captivating an audience.