Women Who Dared

Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, but they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers, daredevils, or rebels. This new compilation of brief biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure-many of whom you may not know, but all of whom you'll WANT to know, such as: Annie Edson Taylor, the first person who dared to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel; Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman who dared to fly in space; Helen Gibson, the first woman who dared to be a professional stunt person, and many more!

Women Who Dared Volume 2 brings readers 52 MORE incredible stories of daredevils and adventurers from around the world for readers of all ages. Celebrate and be inspired by the amazing, outrageous stories of women! Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, yet they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers. This sequel of short biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure-some of whom you may know, many of whom you may not know, but all of whom you'll WANT to know, like: Katherine Cheung, the first Chinese woman to obtain an international flying license Laura Dekker, the youngest person to sail around the world single-handedly Katharina Paulus, an exhibition parachute jumper and the inventor of the first collapsible parachute