Las mujeres en la historia

From the first mythological woman, Lilith, to the last Christian martyrs who died at the dawn of the Middle Ages, these pages collect the life and behavior of their stories -in lower case- that History -in capital letters- has not told us. The prehistoric Venuses (such as that of Willendorf or that of Dolní Vestonice), the insightful Assyrian Semiramis responsible for the construction of the hanging gardens of Babylon, Queen Nefertiti and her fundamental political and religious role in Egypt, the powerful black Ethiopian queen of the land of Saba, Pythia (or Pythoness) to whom the famous oracle of Delphi transmitted divine messages, the Spartan woman formed intellectually and militarily like a man, the young Cretan who participated in all functions of society, the mathematician Hypatia who exercised like the last director of the Library of Alexandria or the convert Eulalia from Barcelona who endured thirteen martyrdoms for which she is considered a saint by both the Catholic and Orthodox churches. A book to learn about their lives and the cultural circumstances they went through to understand the reasons why they are today considered pioneers of knowledge and ambassadors of intelligence. An exciting journey through the leading role of women in the public and private spheres, as well as the decisive role they played in different cultures. A necessary volume to know where we come from and where history written in women is progressing.