Published in 2022
4 hours and 44 minutes
Leah Gail is an author, marketeer, and history lover living in The Cotswolds, UK. Leah’s background is in music marketing and having worked in an industry with very few women at the top spent the majority of her time mentoring other women to reach their potential. Leah has also been enlisted into the Women In Music Roll Of Honour which recognises game changers within the industry and has helped other women reach their potential. Having written 2 books in a series, Extraordinary Women In History and Real Women Of The Regency, Leah hopes that other women will be inspired and encouraged to dream big and let no barriers get in the way.
What is this book about?
Discover the inspiring lives and legacies of some of history’s most unstoppable women
Are you searching for a profound and empowering celebration of influential women throughout history? Do you want to uncover the lesser-known stories of the women around the world who helped shape history? Or do you want to motivate yourself to dream big with real stories of female heroes? Then this book is for you.
Compiling the incredible real-life stories of 70 remarkable women throughout history, these short stories seek to inspire and empower women of all backgrounds to dream big and break barriers by sharing the amazing achievements of truly unstoppable female heroes. From female daredevils and pioneering innovators to radical reformers, dedicated activists, leaders, wordsmiths, artists, veterans, and more, inside you’ll discover the lives and legacies of these once-in-a-lifetime trailblazers.
Paying homage to some of the greatest women the world has ever seen, Extraordinary Women in History is a testament to the power of dedication, courage, tenacity, and never giving up. Their stories will encourage you to take action and prove that barriers only exist to be broken.
Here are just a few of the extraordinary women you’ll find inside:
- Junko Tabei, the first female to reach the summit of Mount Everest
- Lily Parr, the unstoppable English star of women’s football with her lethal left foot
- Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first licensed African American Nurse
- Harriet Tubman, an incredible icon for anti-slavery
- Empress Suiko, the first female regnant in Japan’s recorded history
- Irena Sendler, who rescued 2,500 Jewish children in World War II
- Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir, the most travelled woman of the Middle Ages
