Summary
While, in many cultures, men have most often been bestowed rulership, there have been many instances throughout history where women have taken the reins of nations. This has only become more frequent as the years have progressed, different forms of government have emerged, and preconceptions about what women are capable of doing have changed. Women Rulers presents lively, engrossing biographies of renowned female leaders, including Margaret Thatcher, Cleopatra VII, Corazon Aquino, and Benazir Bhutto. Each entry focuses readers' attention on the women themselves and their accomplishments, linking their formative experiences with their later achievements.
About the Author(s)
Erika Kuhlman, Ph.D., is director of the Women's Studies Program at Idaho State University. She is the author of several books, including Of Little Comfort: War Widows, Fallen Soldiers, and the Remaking of the Nation after the Great War; Petticoats and White Feathers: Gender Conformity, Race, and the Progressive Peace Movement, and the Debate Over War, 1895–1919; and Reconstructing Patriarchy After the Great War: Women, Gender, and Postwar Reconciliation between Nations as well as numerous scholarly articles.