First published under title: The Guinness guide to feminine achievements.
Includes index.
Bibliography: pages [277]-279.
Introduction -- Data and dimensions -- Homemakers -- In politics and statecraft -- At war -- As educationalists -- In the struggle for equality and suffrage -- Mistresses, courtesans and salonnieres -- As religious and social reformers -- At law and in civil administration -- In crime -- As scientists and in medicine -- In trade -- In literature, journalism and publishing -- As artists -- As musicians -- On stage and screen -- As explorers -- With ships, flight and motor vehicles -- As sportswomen -- Fashion -- Their clubs and institutes -- Sources and bibliography -- Index