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lenlin99's review against another edition
4.0
very educational and interesting, the things the author chose to include at some parts were a bit questionable and all in all i really enjoyed learning more about these extraordinary women
akingston5's review against another edition
“I guess the modern cliche is that they [are] my role models, and I shan’t apologize for wanting to pass on the lives of such inspiring characters.”
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I like reading histories about women and about Britain so this book was wonderful for me. As the title indicates, Murray gives a brief overview of the lives of 21 women, and I learned about so many women I previously knew nothing about! If you also love reading about great ladies and British history, this is you, get this book.
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I like reading histories about women and about Britain so this book was wonderful for me. As the title indicates, Murray gives a brief overview of the lives of 21 women, and I learned about so many women I previously knew nothing about! If you also love reading about great ladies and British history, this is you, get this book.
foreveralicexox's review against another edition
My third time restarting this book, and THIS time I'm going to finish it! With only 12 pages in and almost a year since I last picked it up, it made sense to just start again from the beginning.
adeleff's review against another edition
3.0
I feel like a bad feminist for marking only 3/5, so I’ll start off by saying I really enjoyed learning about many women I had unfortunately never heard of and appreciating more of the obstacles that women have had to overcome in order to succeed. But by the 10th woman the chapter structure and writing style became formulaic and quite dull. The only reason I finished the book was because it was easy to put down and come to after a break.
I also got the distinct impression that the book was aimed at women, which seems to be at odds with the overall theme.
I also got the distinct impression that the book was aimed at women, which seems to be at odds with the overall theme.