Many speeches by famous men are well-known. Did women have nothing to say? Or was what they had to say simply not passed down? Christine Brückner does not let this cultural-historical injustice rest and gives legendary female figures from literature, myth, and history a voice. The result is a powerful chorus of strong women: sometimes angry and rebellious, sometimes wistful and tender. Fourteen texts of furious strength and moral fortitude. When Christine Brückner's "Unheard Speeches of Unruly Women" was first published in 1983, it became an overwhelming surprise success. The collection of fictional monologues has not only been translated into numerous languages but remains one of the most performed contemporary plays to this day. It is now finally available again, in a beautiful gift edition - for all the unruly readers.