If you think pirates are just colorful, swashbuckling fantasy characters--like Melinda Long's Captain Braid Beard or Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow--think again! The real pirates of history were certainly swashbuckling, but also much more...

"Well-behaved women seldom make history." -Laurel Thatcher UlrichMany awe-inspiring women have changed the course of history. From fighting for social justice and women's rights to discovering and shaping our amazing cou...

"Well-behaved women seldom make history." --Laurel Thatcher UlrichWomen Who Broke the Rules celebrates the bold and brave women who have forged their own paths--breaking rules along the way--to help shape our country's past,...