Passion and ambition, insight and determination, shrewdness and courage: the forty-eight remarkable women profiled in these Knowledge Cards had them in spades. They defied expectation, flouted convention. outfought or out-thought sexual and political oppression, and led remarkable (if not always happy) lives; and they achieved outstanding success in fields of endeavor-literature, world exploration, natural science, sports-formerly considered appropriate only to the attention of men.

Each Knowledge Card in this deck presents a photograph and a brief history of a daring woman.