Beginning with the mathematician Mary Somerville (1789–1872), who was the first woman to receive more than a cursory death notice in The Times, this volume draws on the newspaper’s archives to present 125 obituaries. Among the women are writers, artists, musicians and actors, scientists and scholars, politicians and royalty, arranged chronologically from 1872 to the death of Alice Herz-Sommer, the concert pianist and Holocaust survivor, in 2014. Foreword by Lucy Worsley.
THIS selection of Times obituaries from 1872 to 2014 revisits the lives of 125 women who have all, in their own way, played an important part in women's educational, professional, social, cultural and emotional journey over the best part of two centuries. From pioneering aviator Amy Johnson (d. 1941) and talented singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse (d. 2011), to Nobel-Prize-winning biologist Rosalind Franklin (d. 1958) and civil rights activist Rosa Parks (d. 2005), alongside a foreword by acclaimed historian Lucy Worsley, The Times Great Women's Lives is a celebration of some of the world's most remarkable people.
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https://www.psbooks.co.uk/times-great-womens-lives-2517441The Times: Great Women's Liveshttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/1/517441_1aa7d38b54bccf4d0ca7915ff9291a6f.jpg8.998.99GBPInStock/History/Categories/Social History/History/Back by popular demand/Gift Ideas/Non-Fiction/Highlights/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Biographies/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Biographies/Historical Biographies/History/Categories/Women's HistoryBeginning with the mathematician Mary Somerville (1789–1872), who was the first woman to receive more than a cursory death notice in The Times, this volume draws on the newspaper’s archives to present 125 obituaries. Among the women are writers, artists, musicians and actors, scientists and scholars, politicians and royalty, arranged chronologically from 1872 to the death of Alice Herz-Sommer, the concert pianist and Holocaust survivor, in 2014. Foreword by Lucy Worsley.Paperback00add-to-cartrrp_info:£18.99productId:63916bic_code:BG, D, HBTB, JFSBG, D, HBTB, JFS£18.99Ed. Sue CorbettGeneral233x156mmHistory PressYesPaperbackSocial & CulturalLiterature & Poetry
