Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, but they’re rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers, daredevils or rebels. This new compilation of short biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure such as: Annie Edson Yaylor, the first person who dared to go over niagara falls in a barrel. Also, Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman who dared to fly in space.