Focused on fifty different women artists, from Lavinia Fontana and Artemisia Gentileschi to Judy Chicago, Ana Mendieta and the Guerrilla Girls, to Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman and Louise Bourgeois, this book equips the reader with a general understanding of the history of art by women, as well as an appreciation of its most exceptional figures. Traditionally, women have been considered favorite objects of representation in art, while their contributions as art producers have been subordinated to men. This book documents women artists in context, offering readers an accessible yet rich understanding of key women artists from the Baroque to the present day.