Before the early 1900s women were not allowed to vote. However, since that time, (and long before then), women have not only voted, but have changed history in many ways with their individual achievements. Few women appear in most accounts of the past. Even in our encyclopedias of only a decade ago, the number of women listed are outnumbered by men by almost 80%. Yet, common sense tells us that women have always been part an essential part of the fabric that has helped create today's world. The names of some of the women in this book who made important contributions to history are easily...