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catheriner23's review against another edition
3.0
Having been bought this book for Christmas, I was originally sceptical. I expected a pantheon of white, Western women, who I'd heard of. I was by and large correct. Some of the women I knew very little about and as a brief biography and introduction, it was a good jumping-off point. However, there was a significant skew to women in power, be they politicians or monarchs. This inevitably meant that most of the women in the book were middle-class or above. This is, of course, a personal choice, but there was only one scientist represented, a handful of artists and the remainder were political. It would have been great to see some women I hadn't heard of, or was less familiar with, who had made a big impact but sadly this was not the case.
jodiesbookishposts's review against another edition
3.5
I wish this had been more about unsung hero’s and more stories about people you wouldn’t have known about.
It was a very western perspective which was to be expected but I wanted more about other women from other cultures
It was a very western perspective which was to be expected but I wanted more about other women from other cultures
suzieel's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
irenecas's review against another edition
5.0
Este libro trata sobre 21 mujeres que también contribuyeron a escribir la historia, desde políticas, escritoras, deportistas o artistas, de muchos países y la mayoría desconocidas para mí. Es de esos libros que te deja con ganas de consultar la bibliografía y seguir investigando. Me ha presentado a muchas futuras referentes y me ha encantado de principio a fin. A book about women standing up and making the changes!