History bends for women. Foreign

Author: Sang Xichen
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: Some were red-haired (red-haired refers to beautiful women who brought disaster to a country, causing the downfall of a dynasty); some were not afraid of men, fighting on the battlefield with swords; some caused chaos in the court, leading the country to disintegrate; some had lofty ambitions, pointing their fingers to lead the world; there were backstabbing and jealousy in the imperial harem; there were behind-the-scenes curtain government and domineering behavior; some were the "water of disaster" that led to the downfall of vast empires, while others were the heroic women who achieved a generation of (great achievements/empire). They are the women who once stirred the waves in history. This book selects the stories of 14 women who influenced foreign history, from Queen Helen around 1200 BC to Megawati Sukarnoputri, the recently deposed Indonesian president.
Introduction: Some were red-haired (red-haired refers to beautiful women who brought disaster to a country, causing the downfall of a dynasty); some were not afraid of men, fighting on the battlefield with swords; some caused chaos in the court, leading the country to disintegrate; some had lofty ambitions, pointing their fingers to lead the world; there were backstabbing and jealousy in the imperial harem; there were behind-the-scenes curtain government and domineering behavior; some were the "water of disaster" that led to the downfall of vast empires, while others were the heroic women who achieved a generation of (great achievements/empire). They are the women who once stirred the waves in history. This book selects the stories of 14 women who influenced foreign history, from Queen Helen around 1200 BC to Megawati Sukarnoputri, the recently deposed Indonesian president.