ROARING GIRLS (HB)

The stories of nine British women who, despite every effort to suppress them, dared to be extraordinary. From transvestite, performer and highwaywoman Mary Frith and philosopher, scientist, proto-feminist and science fiction writer Margaret Cavendish through to the mountaineer, diplomat, writer, spy, archaeologist and ‘Queen of the Desert’ Gertrude Bell, this visually arresting book shows the immense range of what women have done and can do.