FORGOTTEN WOMEN: THE ARTISTS

Part of the series uncovering the lost herstories of influential women who refused to accept the hand they'd been dealt, and changed the course of their chosen field. Artists features 48 brilliant women who made huge yet unacknowledged contributions to art history, including Camille Claudel, Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, and Ana Mendieta; Writers includes the Girl Stunt Reporters, who went undercover to write exposés of 1890s America; Aemilia Lanyer, a contemporary of Shakespeare; and Sarojini Naidu, whose poetry echoed her political fight for Indian independence.