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Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History
Sophia Foster-Dimino, Sam Maggs
4.04 AVERAGE
212 reviews for:
Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History
Sophia Foster-Dimino, Sam Maggs
4.04 AVERAGE
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Love the bite-sized life stories, lovely illustrations.
I received a free copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
YES YES YES SO MUCH YES TO THIS BOOK. I've been waiting for this basically ever since I read my e-galley of Sam Maggs's first book "The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy" because I loved how feminist and awesome that was and so I could not wait for her to release something else. And I was NOT disappointed by this.
In this book, Sam Maggs tells us about different women throughout history from all around the world who you will probably never have heard of, and there are also interviews with women who work in the sciences, and it's all very encouraging to pursue a career in the sciences as well (if only just to piss so-called "men's rights' activists" off) - I got a little sad when I realised that I cannot grasp most scientific concepts at all, no matter how hard I try, I just cannot wrap my head around it. Regardless though, I absolutely loved this book and would 100% recommend it to all of you. It hits shelves on October 18, so this is a super early review, I know, but I will be doing a video review closer to the release date as well.
YES YES YES SO MUCH YES TO THIS BOOK. I've been waiting for this basically ever since I read my e-galley of Sam Maggs's first book "The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy" because I loved how feminist and awesome that was and so I could not wait for her to release something else. And I was NOT disappointed by this.
In this book, Sam Maggs tells us about different women throughout history from all around the world who you will probably never have heard of, and there are also interviews with women who work in the sciences, and it's all very encouraging to pursue a career in the sciences as well (if only just to piss so-called "men's rights' activists" off) - I got a little sad when I realised that I cannot grasp most scientific concepts at all, no matter how hard I try, I just cannot wrap my head around it. Regardless though, I absolutely loved this book and would 100% recommend it to all of you. It hits shelves on October 18, so this is a super early review, I know, but I will be doing a video review closer to the release date as well.
I am equal parts inspired by these women and infuriated by all the garbage so many of them had to go through. As an aside, as a Jewish feminist myself, I'm pretty thrilled that five out of the twenty five women profiled were as well--for being .2% of the world's population, that's some pretty nice representation there :D
Loved it! My full review will be up on @TheGeekiary soon.
This is a vast improvement over Maggs' The Fangirl's Guide to The Galaxy. She covers a wide swath of women in STEM, adventuring, and various other endeavours from all over the world, including queer folks and WOC, many of whom I had not heard of before reading this.
That said, her balance of "textbook vs. tumblr" erred too much on the side of tumblr for me (like sooo mega hyped for the slangy, cutesy parenthetical! and dudes can be the WORST, amirite?)... Yes, I realize I am not necessarily the target audience. Younger women, teens, and the more ambitious middle grader may find the tone more agreeable.
Also, I have doubts when an author prescribes intent to a historical figure when those intentions are not cited. Of course this isn't an academic paper, but I'm also not necessarily going to take a fact at face value when it's couched in "Basically she felt like [this]" language.
However, this is still a really solid book that I'd be glad to hand to any girl with an interest in STEM or history ... or even just a good tale of a woman finally getting some credit.
That said, her balance of "textbook vs. tumblr" erred too much on the side of tumblr for me (like sooo mega hyped for the slangy, cutesy parenthetical! and dudes can be the WORST, amirite?)... Yes, I realize I am not necessarily the target audience. Younger women, teens, and the more ambitious middle grader may find the tone more agreeable.
Also, I have doubts when an author prescribes intent to a historical figure when those intentions are not cited. Of course this isn't an academic paper, but I'm also not necessarily going to take a fact at face value when it's couched in "Basically she felt like [this]" language.
However, this is still a really solid book that I'd be glad to hand to any girl with an interest in STEM or history ... or even just a good tale of a woman finally getting some credit.
FANTASTIC.
One of the best books I've read that features a bunch of cool people, in this case kickass women that should be celebrated more. Some of these women I knew of before, and some I had never heard about. But all of their stories were amazing, and I loved how several of the sections had Q&As with current awesome ladies working in science, math, and more. It even had links in the back of the book to help encourage women to be more involved in areas that they find interesting and how to succeed.
But what really endeared me to this book so much was the humor. The jokes throughout the sections helped keep me from a rage blackout due to the MANY MANY cases of these women's accomplishments being stolen by men. (Shocker.) The illustrations were also fantastic, and did a great job of capturing the spirit of these women and the cool things they did.
I highly, highly recommend this book to everyone. Because everyone should know more about these great women and the cool shit they did.
One of the best books I've read that features a bunch of cool people, in this case kickass women that should be celebrated more. Some of these women I knew of before, and some I had never heard about. But all of their stories were amazing, and I loved how several of the sections had Q&As with current awesome ladies working in science, math, and more. It even had links in the back of the book to help encourage women to be more involved in areas that they find interesting and how to succeed.
But what really endeared me to this book so much was the humor. The jokes throughout the sections helped keep me from a rage blackout due to the MANY MANY cases of these women's accomplishments being stolen by men. (Shocker.) The illustrations were also fantastic, and did a great job of capturing the spirit of these women and the cool things they did.
I highly, highly recommend this book to everyone. Because everyone should know more about these great women and the cool shit they did.
3 stars for the amazing group of women written about, but I just couldn't get over the language. Making jokes about Wang Zhenyi and Twitter, calling Ada Lovelace a BAMF, this all took away from the amazing things they accomplished. But the language could make it more accessible to reluctant readers.
Educational without being a bore, a good mix of textbook and Tumblr. Perfect to just pick up and read 3-5 pages at a time (as I did as it took me a month to read but YOLO).
This book celebrates women. It acknowledges significant contributions of different women in different fields such as innovation, science and medicine.
I really love how informative and enjoyable this book was and I appreciated Sam Maggs’s narration of their stories because it’s so much easier to read and understand. Her writing makes these women more relatable.
The cover says 25 women, but really it features so much more. I have to admit that I have no idea who most of these women were, except for a few ones like Ada Lovelace, Dr. Fe del Mundo (who’s a Filipina too!), Sacagawea, Amelia Earhart, and Marie Curie. And I really love learning about these women because their stories about success were really empowering and inspiring. Especially for the ones who excelled in their field during the old times where women were only considered for household work. It brought me so much joy to read about them.
I think this book is really educational and I would consider it to be recommended for educational libraries and courses. Also, with how the book is written (and it comes with beautiful illustrations too!), it’s easier for others (read: men lol) to read it. This book also challenges sexism and misogyny in our society, which I think we all should really topple. I’m glad this book exists, I’m glad there are people like Sam Maggs who writes about these people, these women who deserves far greater recognition because they literally changed history and significantly contributed a lot to the society.
I really love how informative and enjoyable this book was and I appreciated Sam Maggs’s narration of their stories because it’s so much easier to read and understand. Her writing makes these women more relatable.
The cover says 25 women, but really it features so much more. I have to admit that I have no idea who most of these women were, except for a few ones like Ada Lovelace, Dr. Fe del Mundo (who’s a Filipina too!), Sacagawea, Amelia Earhart, and Marie Curie. And I really love learning about these women because their stories about success were really empowering and inspiring. Especially for the ones who excelled in their field during the old times where women were only considered for household work. It brought me so much joy to read about them.
I think this book is really educational and I would consider it to be recommended for educational libraries and courses. Also, with how the book is written (and it comes with beautiful illustrations too!), it’s easier for others (read: men lol) to read it. This book also challenges sexism and misogyny in our society, which I think we all should really topple. I’m glad this book exists, I’m glad there are people like Sam Maggs who writes about these people, these women who deserves far greater recognition because they literally changed history and significantly contributed a lot to the society.
