In this book, tributes have been written to the following ten women who made an impact in society: Mary Shelley, Catherine the Great, Vera Atkins, Cleopatra, Elizabeth Fry, Mary Anning, Joan of Arc, Isabella of Castile, Catherine of Siena and Wangari Maathai
Excerpts from some of these poems:
A Dream Writer
She saw her ghost fable in front of her eyes, with signs of life She was frightened and spent the night in uneasy wakerife She began writing her dream and it became “Frankenstein” She realised that she had stepped out from childhood wherein
The Star of the North
She was a great patron of Russian opera, culture and arts With head held high and regal costume, she won over hearts She conferred “Charter of the Towns” and “Charter to the Nobility” Her legal innovations bolted Russia to the phase of hypnotisability
She sells seashells
She risked her life of being crushed by the half suspended fragments Finding ammonite and belemnite shells were her accomplishments She searched for fossil at every tide under the hanging cliff The valuable relics of an ancient world she would sniff
The maid of Orleans
Her prediction came true when news confirmed her assertion She travelled through the hostile country with determination The king had faced defeat and tried every possible option She was the only hope for a declining administration