Sandi Toksvig's Top Ten Unsung Heroines
Sandi Toksvig, probably best known as a broadcaster and journalist, is also a well established author. One of my favourites is her children's book, published in 2005, Hitler's Canary. This was based on her family's experiences in Denmark under Nazi rule. Her most recent book, Girls Are Best, is fun look at the achievements of women down the ages. Sandi says:
"History is full of fabulous females who have been systematically ignored, forgotten or simply written out of the records. They're not all saints, they're not all geniuses, but they do deserve remembering."
Here is Sandi's fascinating Top Ten Unsung Heroines:1. Hilda Matheson (1888-1940)
2. Catherine Littlefield Greene (1755-1814)
3. Princess Khutulun (c1251- ?)
4. Queen Vishpla (somewhere between 3500 and 1800 BC)
5. Jerrie Cobb (1931-)
6. Agnodike (Fourth century BC)
7. Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
8. Angelika Kauffmann and Mary Moser
9. Enheduanna (c2285-2250BC)
10. Edmonia Lewis (1843–c1900)
Read more About Sandi's heroines here
