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howtobebooks's review against another edition
4.0
This would have received the full five stars of it didn't include Margaret Thatcher and play down the anti-Semitism shown by Nancy Astor. Absolutely brilliant otherwise, incredibly informative and interesting - and while I did think for a while there was a heavy influence from the Suffragette circle - I believe it was still well deserved. Hats off to Jenni Murray for bringing many of these hidden women to the forefront. And while there was a lack of women of colour, it seems to be the general standpoint for now that they too are invisible.
sadonohue's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.75
Fairly good book with brief descriptions of important women in British history. My only complaint is when it gets to more modern women it is almost all politicians. I understand why the author choose the women she did but it gets a little repetitive and I think it ignores women pushing boundaries in other areas.
seduced_with_literature's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
This provides, as the title would imply a brief account of 21 brilliant in their own ways (that doesn’t necessarily mean positive) women who have helped to shape Britain. But also highlights areas where we as a nation are still in need of development.
Jenni Murray has captured the lives of these women in such a way that you feel you get to know their upbringing, relationships and their accomplishments in so few pages that it doesn’t become a lecture.
If like me your only just dipping your toes into the world of feminism (I’ve always held an uneducated, negative view to the term), women’s history or even politics this books is a fantastic starting point.
Jenni Murray has captured the lives of these women in such a way that you feel you get to know their upbringing, relationships and their accomplishments in so few pages that it doesn’t become a lecture.
If like me your only just dipping your toes into the world of feminism (I’ve always held an uneducated, negative view to the term), women’s history or even politics this books is a fantastic starting point.
super_cooper's review
3.0
Really interesting women - mostly, hence the 5. Couldn’t get on board with Jane Austen, or Margaret Thatcher…annoying accent too. Definitely not consistent with Barnsley! Also didn’t like the reference to the aspirational skinniness of Mary Quant.