کتاب 100 Pioneering Women انتشارات THAMES  HUDSON 100 Pioneering Women presents a selection of images of remarkable women  who have defied the expectations of their gender and made extraordinary contributions to British life over the past four centuries An introduction from the Gallerys Senior Curator of Eighteenth Century Collections consider s the representation of women in the Collection and the efforts being made to redress historical imbalances through the acquisition of portraits of notable women from the last four centuries  Extended captions provide context about ea ch sitters life and work and remind us of the impact of women in spheres as diverse as politics science and medicine the arts engineering and law This book features some of the National Portrait Gallerys most famous sitters Elizabeth I writer and womens rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft scientist Dorothy Hodgkin and architect and businesswoman Zaha Hadid as well as paintings and photographs of lesser  known women whose influence is equally significant A recently acquired portrait of anti  FGM campaigner an d psychotherapist Leyla Hussein a bromide cabinet card of Helena Normanton the first woman to prac tise as a barrister in England and a self  portrait by Angelica Kauffmann one of the founding member s of the Royal Academy  are also included in this highly illustrated publication