History Talks

Those Daring Dames of History

Discover the famous and infamous risk takers who made history by flouting the rules, beating the odds, and defying conventions. Their brave, often brazen actions, determined the course of history.

These colorful characters include the woman who burned London to the ground for the rape of her daughters, the Irish pirate queen who negotiated with Elizabeth I, notorious spies, leaders in the fields of theoretical physics, the temperance movement, and the NAACP.

Their relatively unknown true stories may surprise, amaze, delight or intrigue you, but they will never bore you.