num_pages: 128
description: Fabulous true stories of the most amazing women in history.They were cool and courageous, self-reliant and sharp-witted, daring and determined.They were the exciting, inspiring, and totally Outrageous Women of the Renaissance.These remarkable women forged their own paths, made their own rules--and rocked the world!Among the outrageous women you'll meet * Joan of Arc--the bold warrior who at age 17 became commander-in-chief of the French army and led her country's charge against the invading English.* Elisabetta Sirani--the lightning-quick painter who opened an all-female art school and became an international sensation.* Grace O'Malley--the mother of three who ruled the high seas as Ireland's pirate queen and freedom fighter.* Christina of Sweden--the eccentric Swedish monarch who awakened her country to the wonders of Renaissance art, science, and literature.* Gracia Mendes Nasi--the Spanish humanitarian and philanthropist whose "underground railroad" saved the lives of countless persecuted Jews.
language: English
title: Outrageous Women of the Renaissance
titlecomplete: Outrageous Women of the Renaissance
genres: Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 33
series: Outrageous Women
publisher: Wiley