Profiles 21 women who have achieved greatness in the areas of education, social work, politics, aviation, science, the fine arts, entertainment, and church work. Illustrated with photographs.

Includes index.

Maria Montessori -- Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Amelia Earhart -- Golda Meir -- Margaret Mead -- Barbara McClintock -- Marian Anderson -- Margaret Bourke-White -- Rachel Carson -- Mother Teresa -- Indira Gandhi -- Katherine Meyer Graham -- Maya Angelou -- Violeta Chamorro -- Jane Goodall -- Barbara Jordan -- Aung San Suu Kyi -- Wilma Mankiller -- Oprah Winfrey.