Portraits of 23 extraordinary women whose lives have made, and continue to make, a lasting impact on our world. They are saints, mystics, martyrs, reformers, poets, missionaries, environmentalists, and mothers from diverse cultures and countries. They include: Hildegard of Bingen, mystic Emily Dickinson, poet Rachel Carson, environmentalist Lucy Wisdom, anthropologist Pema Ch dr n, Buddhist nun Dorothy Stang, Catholic sister Aung San Suu Kyi, political leader Wangari Muta Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize winner and 17 others Here are women upon whose shoulders all women stand. Here are their amazing stories, with haunting reflections by the poet Edwina Gateley and revealing biographies and drawings by Sandra Mattucci.