Non-fiction history book by Cathy Newman

In this freewheeling history of modern Britain, Cathy Newman writes about the pioneering women who defied odds to make careers for themselves and alter the course of modern history; women who achieved what they achieved while dismantling hostile and entrenched views about their place in society. Their role in transforming Britain is fundamental, far greater than has often been acknowledged, in fields such as the arts, medicine, politics, education, law, engineering and the military.