Synopsis
A biographical dictionary of more than 360 women, from legendary queens to contemporary political leaders.
From Library Journal
Jackson provides the most extensive source to date covering women rulers, de facto rulers, and constitutional monarchs. About 350 biographical sketches, from Egypt's Meryet-Net (31st century B.C.) to Nicaragua's new president, Violeta Chamorro, are included. Scope, criteria for selection, and special problems are discussed in the preface; a useful overview by continent comprises the introduction; and a chronology lists each ruler by century. Narratives, arranged alphabetically by name, range from a paragraph to 1 pages, depending on the ruler's importance and availability of historical information. Sources are extensively and meticulously documented in the notes and bibliography. A well-researched and readable text, this is recommended for academic, public, and school library reference collections. For more on this topic libraries may also want to consider Olga Opfell's Queens, Empresses, Grand Duchesses and Regents ( LJ 5/1/89).
- Stanley P. Hodge, Ball State Univ. Lib., Muncie, Ind.
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