With an overview of women making sculpture from the 1880s to today, this book explores the work of 50 extraordinary women artists who have forged a name for themselves in a male arena, as well as breaking rules, pushing boundaries and inspiring us with their visionary creations. The pioneers and legends: Ruth Asawa, Phyllida Barlow, Louise Bourgeois, Judy Chicago, Camille Claudel, Niki de Saint Phalle, Elisabeth Frink, Katharina Fritsch, Anya Gallaccio, Mona Hatoum, Barbara Hepworth, Eva Hesse, Rebecca Horn, Harriet Hosmer, Yayoi Kusama, Edmonia Lewis, Frances Loring, Sarah Lucas, Annette Messager, Senga Nengudi, Cornelia Parker, Sophie Ryder ◉ Doris Salcedo, Alina Szapocznikow, Rachel Whiteread, Florence Wyle Contemporary women sculptors in their own words featured: Tabatha Andrews, Rachel Ara, Annie Attridge, Helaine Blumenfeld, Juliana Cerqueira Leite, Silke Dettmers, Laury Dizengremel, Jane McAdam Freud, Lucy Glendinning, Maggi Hambling, Kendra Haste, Holly Hendry, Christine Kowal Post, Sophie Marsham, Nnenna Okore, Arundhata Patel, Maya Ramsay, Marianne Reim, Frances Richardson, Raphaele Shirley, Susan Stockwel, Sinta Tantra, Almuth Tebbenhoff, Patricia Volk, Zhang Yaxi