Women of our time

A biography of the Israeli prime minister and world leader, emphasizing her early childhood and youth in Russia and America.

Traces the life and achievements of the black educator who was instrumental in creating opportunities for blacks in education and government.

Few modern women have had as great a political impact as Margaret Hilda Roberts, the grocer's daughter from Grantham who, as Margaret Thatcher, became Britain's first woman prime minister. The longest serving British premier of the twentieth century, Mrs Thatcher has been the subject of both adulation and vilification. In Margaret Thatcher: A Life and Legacy, the leading historian Sir David Cannadine sets Margaret Thatcher in the context of recent British history. With elegance, wit, and historical insight, Cannadine charts Mrs Thatcher's upbringing and influences, her political career and life after politics, the impact of her policies, and her personal reputation and political legacy. The book also features a glossary of key terms, a chronology, a 'dramatis personae' of significant figures of the period, and a guide to further reading. Written by one of our foremost international historians, it is an essential work for anyone interested in the life and work of a towering-and often controversial- figure in modern British history, as well as students, academics, and researchers in the fields of modern history and politics.

A biography of the child actress who was known as "America's Sweetheart" and who, as an adult, became active in politics and served as Ambassador to Ghana and as the first woman Chief of Protocol at the White House.

A biography emphasizing the early years of the nun who is world renowned for her work with the poor, sick, and uneducated in India and in other parts of the world.

A biography emphasizing the early years of Eleanor Roosevelt, who had enormous political influence and won love and respect as America's first lady.

Children's biography that examines the life of the Swedish storyteller who created the well-known Pippi Longstocking for her sick daughter and saw the story go on to be published in fifty languages.

A biography of Britain's controversial and conservative prime minister.

A biography focusing on the early years of Grandma Moses, who was known for her paintings of rural America.

A biography emphasizing the early years of actress and comedienne Carol Burnett, whose down-to-earth humor brought her fame on Broadway, in films, and in her own hit television series.