The 48 influential and rebellious female leaders that history should never have forgotten.
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The women who shaped and were erased from our history.
The Forgotten Women series will uncover the lost histories of the influential women who have refused over hundreds of years to accept the hand they've been dealt and, as a result, have formed, shaped and changed the course of our futures.
The Leaders weaves together 48* unforgettable portraits of the true pioneers and leaders who made huge yet unacknowledged contributions to history, including:
Chapters including Rebels; Warriors; Rulers; Activists and Reformers shine a spotlight on the rebellious women who defied the odds, and the opposition, to change the world around them.
*The number of Nobel-prize-winning women.
Zing Tsjeng is the editor in chief of VICE UK and the author of the Forgotten Women book series. She specialises in women's and LGBTQ rights, politics, culture and lifestyle.
She is also a documentary host and podcaster, her recent podcast for the BBC was entitled United Zingdom and she interviews for publications such as Vogue, Dazed, and The Guardian.