"Passion & ambition, insight & determination, shrewdness & courage: the forty-eight remarkable women profiled in these Knowledge Cards had them in spades. They defied expectation, flouted convention, outfought or outthought sexual & political oppression, & led remarkable (if not always happy) lives; & they achieved outstanding success in fields of endeavor--literature, world exploration, natural science, sports--formerly considered appropriate only to the attention of men. Each Knowledge Card in this deck presents a photograph & a brief biography of a daring woman."