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jmrprice's review against another edition
3.0
Always interesting to hear how women affected events, especially when they aren’t the prime focus of history.
tophat8855's review against another edition
4.0
I think I liked this one better than the one about the women at the founding of the country. I learned a lot about the eponym of the city of Fremont to the south of where I currently live. And frankly, a lot about a lot of the women of DC before and during the Civil War, which is the whole point of the book. So many parties and society nonsense. It feels very far from my own personal status in the world, but it makes me assume something similar still happens out there among government people: parties and political conniving and rubbing of shoulders that I have nothing to do with as a regular citizen. Very fascinating look into history.
littletaiko's review against another edition
3.0
A look at the lives of several of the influential women leading up to and just after the Civil War. Informative as usual with her books but a bit disjointed at times.
maryehavens's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to this, read by the author, and enjoyed it when I had large chunks of time to listen. My 15 minute commute made it harder to concentrate on all the different names.
It was a very interesting book, if for no other reason than to understand the incredible hardships of loss during that time period. So much life loss in regular life, much less these battles where tens of thousands of men lost their lives. It's so hard to imagine losing so many children.
Roberts presented factual information in a captivating manner. You felt like you got to know these women as much as you could without reading their own diaries/biography. There were so many women too so I felt like there was a good representation of women from both sides of the time period.
It was also interesting how war escalates the advancement of women. We tend to think of WWII as the only time that war gave women opportunities but the Civil War was also a time of advancement. The Clara Bartons and Dorothea Dixs of the country found their calling and their opportunity. It would have been nice if they hadn't all ended up in poverty...
Mary Todd Lincoln - I really thought she received a bad rap prior to this book but it seems like some of it was deserved a little. Like most public figures, she was unfairly judged frequently but she also brought on some of that. You can't help feel a little bad for her.
Solid book, looking forward to her other works! I pictured Candy Finnegan from Intervention as the narrator the entire time :)
It was a very interesting book, if for no other reason than to understand the incredible hardships of loss during that time period. So much life loss in regular life, much less these battles where tens of thousands of men lost their lives. It's so hard to imagine losing so many children.
Roberts presented factual information in a captivating manner. You felt like you got to know these women as much as you could without reading their own diaries/biography. There were so many women too so I felt like there was a good representation of women from both sides of the time period.
It was also interesting how war escalates the advancement of women. We tend to think of WWII as the only time that war gave women opportunities but the Civil War was also a time of advancement. The Clara Bartons and Dorothea Dixs of the country found their calling and their opportunity. It would have been nice if they hadn't all ended up in poverty...
Mary Todd Lincoln - I really thought she received a bad rap prior to this book but it seems like some of it was deserved a little. Like most public figures, she was unfairly judged frequently but she also brought on some of that. You can't help feel a little bad for her.
Solid book, looking forward to her other works! I pictured Candy Finnegan from Intervention as the narrator the entire time :)
spinnerroweok's review against another edition
4.0
This book offers a look at lives of the women in Washington during the Civil War. It inspires me to read more about these incredible ladies. I recommend.
agruenbaum's review against another edition
4.0
This is another one I listened to. I liked this book because it brought this difficult time in our country's history to life through the eyes of the women of the era.