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audioandereadergrrly's review against another edition
5.0
Relatable over a century later. I appreciated the feminist snark!
luna_k_'s review against another edition
3.0
Okay although i rated it a 3/5, it's rounded up cause i'd give it like a 2.5/5. So the only reason this book has such a low rating for something that is supposed to empower women was cause of the way it was written. Maybe the quotes just weren't my cup of tea but I still got the meaning of the book.
I feel like this book is more like annotating, delving deep into the simpler words of figures in the past, like reading comprehension style type of things. I'm pretty sure that's why i didn't like it. Alice uses like various quotes that men have said about women (yk the ones about women should stay at home, not vote, all that simultaneous rubbish) and like quotes women say to empower each other (how we must have a lot of patience to deal with bullshit).
I feel like this book is more like annotating, delving deep into the simpler words of figures in the past, like reading comprehension style type of things. I'm pretty sure that's why i didn't like it. Alice uses like various quotes that men have said about women (yk the ones about women should stay at home, not vote, all that simultaneous rubbish) and like quotes women say to empower each other (how we must have a lot of patience to deal with bullshit).
littlebookjockey's review against another edition
4.0
I happened upon a facsimile of this book while working on a research assignment for class. It pains me to think of how many of these poems remain true today, over 100 years after they were written. One hopes that it will not take 100 more years to see further change.
dabieyo's review against another edition
4.0
"We are not really senseless, and we are not angels, too,
But very human beings, human just as you.
It's hard upon occasions to be forceful and sublime
When you're treated as incompetents three-quarters of the time."
Loved this work, witty, snarky and well on point. I might buy myself its physical copy (since I only own its ebook) because many of the works in here made me chuckle a bit and many more made me truly reflect. Gotta love good ol' feminist works! ;)
But very human beings, human just as you.
It's hard upon occasions to be forceful and sublime
When you're treated as incompetents three-quarters of the time."
Loved this work, witty, snarky and well on point. I might buy myself its physical copy (since I only own its ebook) because many of the works in here made me chuckle a bit and many more made me truly reflect. Gotta love good ol' feminist works! ;)
codexmendoza's review against another edition
5.0
I mean, come on, it's a book of feminist rhymes!
(Can also double as primary historical source by the way.)
(Can also double as primary historical source by the way.)
holtfan's review against another edition
4.0
Sassy suffragettes give me life.
I probably missed the point but I loved the essay on pockets. Even in 1915 women just wanted real pockets.
(Another reviewer likened this volume to an early [a:Dorothy Parker|24956|Dorothy Parker|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1188820565p2/24956.jpg] and it is an apt comparison.)
I probably missed the point but I loved the essay on pockets. Even in 1915 women just wanted real pockets.
(Another reviewer likened this volume to an early [a:Dorothy Parker|24956|Dorothy Parker|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1188820565p2/24956.jpg] and it is an apt comparison.)
wealhtheow's review against another edition
3.0
A slim collection of poems mocking common sexist thought and arguments. Pointed and hilarious, like an early Dorothy Parker. Each poem is accompanied by a quote of a recent legal decision or editorial that provides context for the piece--and they are so sexist that they're both laughable and terrifying. I originally found this through the Hairpin's review.
A personal favorite, which still seems a bit too applicable:
Chivalry:
It's treating a woman politely
As long as she isn't a fright:
It's guarding the girls who act rightly,
If you can be judge of what's right;
It's being—not just, but so pleasant;
It's tipping while wages are low;
It's making a beautiful present,
And failing to pay what you owe.
A personal favorite, which still seems a bit too applicable:
Chivalry:
It's treating a woman politely
As long as she isn't a fright:
It's guarding the girls who act rightly,
If you can be judge of what's right;
It's being—not just, but so pleasant;
It's tipping while wages are low;
It's making a beautiful present,
And failing to pay what you owe.
cirrolew's review against another edition
5.0
This book was a delightful surprise. Despite being nearly 100 years old the poems were witty and fresh. Some seemed relevant today, some were fascinating for their historical context. All of them were funny. It was a fast read, and as soon as I was done I wanted to read it again. I want her to be alive today writing poems about today's politics.