Uncredited

Women's Overlooked, Misattributed, and Stolen Work

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Pub Date May 06 2025 | Archive Date Apr 06 2025

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Description

Containing the histories of over 600 overlooked or disregarded women, Uncredited is a testament to women's perseverance and the recognition they deserve for their accomplishments.

Women's accomplishments across history are showcased as aberrations or surprising facts. Little thought is often given to the reasons why most of our lauded scientists, reporters, sports stars, politicians, and businesspeople all seem to be men.

Uncredited proves that not only have there been hundreds of ground-breaking women in all professions, but that their accomplishments have been overlooked, denigrated, or downright repressed by their male colleagues or historians. Uncredited explores why women have not been properly acknowledged for their accomplishments, both historically and today.

This book combines research and statistics with the stories of more than 600 women, and is both an academic source and a fascinating read. Prepare to be frustrated with the history you've been denied but also inspired by these hidden trailblazers.
Containing the histories of over 600 overlooked or disregarded women, Uncredited is a testament to women's perseverance and the recognition they deserve for their accomplishments.

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A Note From the Publisher

Check out the author's podcast, Infinite Women, for interviews with experts and historians in women's history!

The final version will include an index.

Check out the author's podcast, Infinite Women, for interviews with experts and historians in women's history!

The final version will include an index.


Advance Praise

“Uncredited by Allison Tyra is an amazing compendium of stories about hundreds of women - left out, ignored, misnamed, erased, mansplained, reframed and uncredited (to name just a few). As a historian of women for over a half century, I was blown away and somewhat ashamed that I had never heard of or read about at least 2/3 of these remarkable actors. Tyra, the creator and manager of Infinite Women, an ever-expanding encyclopedia of women, has given us an extraordinarily documented, theorized, and passionate account of the hows, whens and whys women have been hidden from history…film, medicine, science…you name it. A must!” —Barbara Winslow, Professor Emerita, Women and Gender Studies Brooklyn College US

“Can a book be depressing and uplifting at the same time? As hunters and warriors, as writers, artists, rocket scientists, spies, pirates, sports heroes, explorers, physicians, inventors, monarchs--you name it--women have always been the equals of men, argues Allison Tyra. And they have almost always been overlooked. In Uncredited, Tyra returns hundreds of such women to the records of history and proves how bias and misogyny have long striven to erase their accomplishments.
Eye-opening and provocative, Uncredited belongs in every library. Every girl should have the chance to read it, to see what her future could bring if she follows her heart, instead of doing what she's told.” —Nancy Marie Brown, author of The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman, Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them and The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women

“Giving credit where it is long overdue, Allison Tyra puts stories of hundreds of women in their proper place, while pointing out the structural blocks that have kept their accomplishments — around the world and through the centuries — from being rightly celebrated.” —Carrie Gibson, author of El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America

“Uncredited illustrates the breadth and depth of women’s accomplishments throughout history, but then clearly answers the question ‘Why haven’t I heard of these women before?’ It is essential reference material for anyone who might have doubted women’s accomplishments or assumed that these were only unacknowledged a few times.”—Kimberly Hess, author of A Lesser Mortal: The Unexpected Life of Sarah B. Cochran

“For centuries, women’s contributions to every field of human discovery have been downplayed, underappreciated, erased, or outright stolen. Allison Tyra’s encyclopedic compendium of groundbreaking accomplishments by women who have been unfairly omitted from our shared history fundamentally shifts the balance when it comes to accurately attributing credit where credit is due. Thoroughly researched and written in accessible, engaging prose, Uncredited is an invaluable resource for historians, educators, and anyone seeking a more accurate understanding of the past.” —Lorissa Rinehart, Author of First to the Front, The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent

"Allison Trya's vital volume marks impactful strides in shifting centuries-old unconscious bias that permeates our daily lives. This volume stands as a necessary starting-place to begin balancing centuries of uneven understanding on the roles, contributions and advances emanating from generations of remarkable women. Brava!" —Mindy Johnson, Author / Historian of The Only Woman Animator - Bessie Mae Kelley & Women at the Dawn of an Industry and Ink & Paint - The Women of Walt Disney's Animation

“Uncredited by Allison Tyra is an amazing compendium of stories about hundreds of women - left out, ignored, misnamed, erased, mansplained, reframed and uncredited (to name just a few). As a...


Marketing Plan

- Featured by Female Quodient at SXSW in March

- Audiobook to release the same day as publication 

- Influencer campaign

- Featured by Female Quodient at SXSW in March

- Audiobook to release the same day as publication 

- Influencer campaign


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