Five centuries of female creativity presented in more than 400 artworks. The book is arranged A to Z by surname. Each artist is represented by one iconic artwork and accompanied by a short text.
This book argues for the importance of bringing women and gender more directly into the dynamic field of exposition studies. Reclaiming women for the history of world fairs (1876-1937), it also seeks to introduce new voices into these studies, dialoguing across disciplinary and national historiographies.