I checked this book out from the library because I love National Geographic and so that my nieces could learn about some significant women throughout history. The book is very informative and interesting, but I am sadly disappointed. This book displays great and inspiring women who have done a variety of things throughout history, but there's also a guy included like on every other page. The book is called "The Book of Heroines: Tales of History's Gutsiest Gals". How hard would it have been to just include women? Honestly, I can understand why some men were included like Lewis and Clark on the Sacagawea page (because she saved their butts). But, I don't understand why the editor, author, or Nat Geo felt compelled to include other men like Elon Musk or Charles Lindbergh (a Nazi Sympathizer) as "Daring Dudes" in a book about prominent women. In the introduction on page 7, there's a blurb about the inclusion of "Daring Dudes" that says, "Sure, this is a book about women, but that doesn't mean courageous chaps should be swept under the rug. These sidebars highlight some of history's greatest heroes." I'd just like to pose the question, "When have men been swept under the rug in history?" The accomplishments, and even struggles, of men are in literally every history book. I am truly shocked that for some reason Nat Geo couldn't/didn't put out a book just about important women in history, their accomplishments, and their impacts on society that lived up to and upheld the promise of the title. It's not like they were at a loss of significant heroines to choose from. You can miss me with that bs.