La ballena roja que se tragó una danta blanca

Diana Frances Spencer, “Lady Di”, tuvo una breve y apasionante historia que este libro evoca en su esencia. Su trágica muerte, a los 36 años y en circunstancias dudosas, elevó a la categoría de mito a esta mujer que vivió a medias y que tuvo el coraje de desafiar los anquilosados hábitos y las hipocresías de la Corona británica.

Excerpt from Biography of Mrs. Catherine Babington: The Only Woman Mason in the World, and How She Became a Blue Lodge Mason Hall of Lee Lodge, N 0. 253. This is to Certify, that Brother J. P. Babington is at the date of these presents, a Master Mason, in good and regular standing, and has paid all dues and is free from all charges, and is a member of Lee Lodge, working under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an...

Many thought of her as Queen Nancy. Others as the Dragon Lady. But for millions of Americans, Nancy Reagan was the always-smiling and deeply admiring presidential spouse who stood by her man; that image lingers still in the touching picture of a bereaved widow at her husband's casket. Nancy Reagan has stirred passionate defenders and acerbic critics in many books and the media. James Benze, however, is the first biographer to discuss the effect of her acting background on her tenure as first lady. Unlike earlier biographers, he focuses on the way she applied her acting skills to meet the...

Women have been relegated from history books and that doesn't mean that they weren't important to the future of Humanity. From empresses and queens, through the great rivalries between women from different eras, courtesans, thinkers, artists and writers.