Women Who Dare 2010 Engagement Calendar

This elegant calendar celebrates the lives and accomplishments of fifty-three extraordinary women—some of them historical figures and some now in their prime—notable for their excellence in such widely diverse fields as law, literature, sports, the fine arts, entertainment, social activism, exploration, and the sciences. Each week of the calendar features the image of a daring woman accompanied by a concise biography; each day observes a milestone event or birthday significant to the history of women’s achievements. Also included: a brief introduction, full-page 2010 and 2011 yearly grids, and a list of international holidays.

Size: 6 5/8 x 8 in.

Profiled Women for Women Who DareTwenty-five of the more than 50 women featured: Grace Abbott (social worker, lobbyist, administrator), Maria Gaetana Agnesi (mathematician, humanitarian), Artemisia (warrior queen), Joan Baez (singer, songwriter, activist), Florence Bascom (geologist), Emily Newell Blair (feminist, politician, writer), Belle Boyd (Civil War spy), Olympia Brown (minister, suffragist), Mary Calderone (physician, educator), Edith Cavell (nurse, patriot), Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (handicraft preservationist, community activist), Lottie Collins (entertainer), Agnes de Mille (choreographer, dancer), Catherine Flanagan (suffragist), Alma Gluck (singer, recording artist), Eleanor (Nell) Gwyn (actor, courtesan), Mary Hallock-Greenewalt (inventor, musician), Fannie Lou Hamer (civil rights activist), Marguerite Harrison (reporter, spy), Lucy Webb Hayes (First Lady, social activist), Sonja Henie (skater, actor), Elsa Hilger (cellist), Isabella Beecher Hooker (suffragist, writer), Mahalia Jackson (singer, activist), Helen Jacobs (tennis player, naval commander, author).

Hardcover: 112 pages