{"product_id":"100-pioneering-women","title":"100 Pioneering Women","description":"100 Pioneering Women  presents a selection of images of  remarkable women , who  have  defied  the expectations of their gender  and made extraordinary contributions to British life over the  past four centuries.  An introduction from the Gallery's Senior Curator of  Eighteenth Century  Collections  consider s the representation of women in the Collection and the  efforts being made  to redress historical imbalances through the acquisition of portraits of notable women from the  last four centuries .  Extended captions provide context about ea ch sitter's life and work and remind us of the  impact of women in spheres as diverse as politics, science and medicine, the arts, engineering  and law. This book features some of the National Portrait Gallery's most famous sitters  - Elizabeth I, writer and  women's rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft, scientist Dorothy Hodgkin  and architect and businesswoman Zaha Hadid  - as well as paintings and photographs of  lesser - known women whose influence is equally significant. A recently acquired portrait of  anti - FGM  campaigner an d psychotherapist Leyla Hussein, a bromide cabinet card of Helena Normanton,  the first woman to prac tise as a barrister in England, and a self - portrait by Angelica Kauffmann,  one of the founding member s of the Royal Academy , are also included  in this highly illustrated  publication .","brand":"National Portrait Gallery Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39656771092565,"sku":"9781855147461N","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/1f767a37-84bc-47b7-ba3d-71fdef02b212.jpg?v=1644262666","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/100-pioneering-women","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}