Warrior queens & quiet revolutionaries: forgotten women from history
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Women's Stories - Are There Any Commonalities?
The first named writer in history was a woman in Hentiwana in the 23rd century BCE in Sumeria, in the city of Ur. Melisande of Jerusalem, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I all had determination that they were going to do the thing they wanted to do. The great Shirley Chisholm said famously, if they won't give you a seat at the table, bring your own folding chair.
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