- Kandake Amanirenas, queen of the Kingdom of Kush (modern-day Sudan), who led an army against the invading Romans
- Manuela Senz, revolutionary from Ecuador and collaborator and lover of Simn Bolvar
- Henry Dunant, Swiss humanitarian and founder of the Red Cross
- Elaine Sturtevant, known as Sturtevant, a misunderstood American artist who took appropriation and pop art to new heights
Dive into this collection of hidden history tales--those of scientists, artists, revolutionaries, activists, heirs to thrones, and so many more--and you are guaranteed to be inspired by how they lived on their own unconventional terms.