Rachel Ignotofsky is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator who is proud to share stories of amazing women with the world. She grew up in New Jersey, USA on a healthy diet of cartoons and dessert before graduating with honours from the Tyler School of Art's graphic design programme in 2011. Now Rachel lives in beautiful Missouri, USA, where she spends all day drawing and learning as much as she can. She has a passion for taking dense information and making it fun and accessible, and is dedicated to creating educational works of art.

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• Introduction: 6Timeline: 8Guan Daosheng (1262-1319): 11Christine de Pizan (1364-1430): 13Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614): 15Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665): 17Elisabeth Louise VigEe Le BRun (1755-1842): 19Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879): 21rosa Bonheur (1822-1899): 23Harriet Powers (1837-1910): 25Mary Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907): 27Mary Cassatt (1844-1926): 29Nampeyo (1859-1942): 31Beatrix Potter (1866-1943): 33Elements and Principles of Art and Design: 34Jeanne Paquin (1869-1936): 37Julia Morgan (1872-1957): 39Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973): 41Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986): 43Hannah HOch (1889-1978): 45Alma Thomas (1891-1978): 47Augusta Savage (1892-1962): 49Dorothea Lange (1895-1965): 51Dorothy Liebes (1897-1972): 53Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980): 55Statistics in Art: 56Lola Alvarez Bravo (1903-1993): 59LoIs Mailou Jones (1905-1998): 61Lee Miller (1907-1977): 63Frida Kahlo (1907-1954): 65Cipe Pineles (1908-1991): 67Mary Blair (1911-1978): 69Thelma Johnson Streat (1911-1959): 71Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010): 73ray Eames (1912-1988): 75MEret Oppenheim (1913-1985): 77Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941): 79Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012): 81Art Tools: 82Ruth Asawa (1926-2013): 85Norma Sklarek (1926-2012): 87Yayoi Kusama (1929-): 89Faith ringgold (1930-): 91Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935-2009): 93Wendy Carlos (1939-): 95Vivienne Westwood (1941-): 97Paula Scher (1948-): 99Hung Liu (1948-): 101Zaha Hadid (1950-2016): 103Chakaia Booker (1953-): 105Kazuyo Sejima (1956-): 107Shirin Neshat (1957-): 109Sokari Douglas Camp (1958-): 111Maya Lin (1959-): 113TRACEY EMIN (1963-): 115More Women in Art: 116Conclusion: 119Sources: 120Acknowledgments: 123About the Author: 124INDEX: 126

Rachel Ignotofsky is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator who is proud to share stories of amazing women with the world. She grew up in New Jersey, USA on a healthy diet of cartoons and dessert before graduating with honours from the Tyler School of Art's graphic design programme in 2011. Now Rachel lives in beautiful Missouri, USA, where she spends all day drawing and learning as much as she can. She has a passion for taking dense information and making it fun and accessible, and is dedicated to creating educational works of art.

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• Introduction: 6Timeline: 8Guan Daosheng (1262-1319): 11Christine de Pizan (1364-1430): 13Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614): 15Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665): 17Elisabeth Louise VigEe Le BRun (1755-1842): 19Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879): 21rosa Bonheur (1822-1899): 23Harriet Powers (1837-1910): 25Mary Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907): 27Mary Cassatt (1844-1926): 29Nampeyo (1859-1942): 31Beatrix Potter (1866-1943): 33Elements and Principles of Art and Design: 34Jeanne Paquin (1869-1936): 37Julia Morgan (1872-1957): 39Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973): 41Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986): 43Hannah HOch (1889-1978): 45Alma Thomas (1891-1978): 47Augusta Savage (1892-1962): 49Dorothea Lange (1895-1965): 51Dorothy Liebes (1897-1972): 53Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980): 55Statistics in Art: 56Lola Alvarez Bravo (1903-1993): 59LoIs Mailou Jones (1905-1998): 61Lee Miller (1907-1977): 63Frida Kahlo (1907-1954): 65Cipe Pineles (1908-1991): 67Mary Blair (1911-1978): 69Thelma Johnson Streat (1911-1959): 71Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010): 73ray Eames (1912-1988): 75MEret Oppenheim (1913-1985): 77Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941): 79Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012): 81Art Tools: 82Ruth Asawa (1926-2013): 85Norma Sklarek (1926-2012): 87Yayoi Kusama (1929-): 89Faith ringgold (1930-): 91Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935-2009): 93Wendy Carlos (1939-): 95Vivienne Westwood (1941-): 97Paula Scher (1948-): 99Hung Liu (1948-): 101Zaha Hadid (1950-2016): 103Chakaia Booker (1953-): 105Kazuyo Sejima (1956-): 107Shirin Neshat (1957-): 109Sokari Douglas Camp (1958-): 111Maya Lin (1959-): 113TRACEY EMIN (1963-): 115More Women in Art: 116Conclusion: 119Sources: 120Acknowledgments: 123About the Author: 124INDEX: 126

Rachel Ignotofsky is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator who is proud to share stories of amazing women with the world. She grew up in New Jersey, USA on a healthy diet of cartoons and dessert before graduating with honours from the Tyler School of Art's graphic design programme in 2011. Now Rachel lives in beautiful Missouri, USA, where she spends all day drawing and learning as much as she can. She has a passion for taking dense information and making it fun and accessible, and is dedicated to creating educational works of art.

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• Introduction: 6Timeline: 8Guan Daosheng (1262-1319): 11Christine de Pizan (1364-1430): 13Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614): 15Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665): 17Elisabeth Louise VigEe Le BRun (1755-1842): 19Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879): 21rosa Bonheur (1822-1899): 23Harriet Powers (1837-1910): 25Mary Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907): 27Mary Cassatt (1844-1926): 29Nampeyo (1859-1942): 31Beatrix Potter (1866-1943): 33Elements and Principles of Art and Design: 34Jeanne Paquin (1869-1936): 37Julia Morgan (1872-1957): 39Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973): 41Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986): 43Hannah HOch (1889-1978): 45Alma Thomas (1891-1978): 47Augusta Savage (1892-1962): 49Dorothea Lange (1895-1965): 51Dorothy Liebes (1897-1972): 53Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980): 55Statistics in Art: 56Lola Alvarez Bravo (1903-1993): 59LoIs Mailou Jones (1905-1998): 61Lee Miller (1907-1977): 63Frida Kahlo (1907-1954): 65Cipe Pineles (1908-1991): 67Mary Blair (1911-1978): 69Thelma Johnson Streat (1911-1959): 71Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010): 73ray Eames (1912-1988): 75MEret Oppenheim (1913-1985): 77Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941): 79Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012): 81Art Tools: 82Ruth Asawa (1926-2013): 85Norma Sklarek (1926-2012): 87Yayoi Kusama (1929-): 89Faith ringgold (1930-): 91Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935-2009): 93Wendy Carlos (1939-): 95Vivienne Westwood (1941-): 97Paula Scher (1948-): 99Hung Liu (1948-): 101Zaha Hadid (1950-2016): 103Chakaia Booker (1953-): 105Kazuyo Sejima (1956-): 107Shirin Neshat (1957-): 109Sokari Douglas Camp (1958-): 111Maya Lin (1959-): 113TRACEY EMIN (1963-): 115More Women in Art: 116Conclusion: 119Sources: 120Acknowledgments: 123About the Author: 124INDEX: 126