She Who Dares

HISTORY has seen many women make their mark by defying the limits set against them, stepping out of the boxes they had been put in and forging their own path. She Who Dares is a collection of pen portraits of ten extraordinary women who dared to defy the norm. They were often witnesses to or participants in key events in the last 100 years, including abdications, the rise of fascism and two world wars. Their lives were dramatic and vibrant, usually involving tangled webs of relationships, heartbreak and scandal. From influencing politics to being accused of witchcraft, from glamorous society beauties to nonconformist tom-boys, each of these women deserves to be described as trailblazing.

Auteur

LYNDSY SPENCE is a celebrated historian who specialises in daring aristocratic women. She is a book reviewer for The Lady and the founder of the Mitford Society, a popular online community dedicated to the Mitford sisters. Her previous books for The History Press include The Grit in the Pearl (2019, The Mistress of Mayfair (2018) and Mrs Guinness (2017).