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Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation
Grace L. Williams
3.37 AVERAGE
174 reviews for:
Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation
Grace L. Williams
3.37 AVERAGE
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A interesting window into the life of women in the 1970s and how a group used the lessons of others and the culture of the west to propel women forward. I would have loved one more chapter to explore how the bank changed the lives of the women who decided to bank with the Women’s Bank to show they met their goal of accessibility.
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‘She didn’t have gray hair.’ Is a line that will live in my head rent free.
This is a great way to get some history presented as a story. Highly recommend if you want an overview of some of the struggles women and other under represented groups went through to get financial freedom.
This is a great way to get some history presented as a story. Highly recommend if you want an overview of some of the struggles women and other under represented groups went through to get financial freedom.
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At its core Give Her Credit is an inspiring story of what happens when women work together to topple misogyny and sexism in the male-dominated industry of business, banking, and finance. And I'm all for learning more about women's place in history and how feminism and the women's rights movement paved the way for women to occupy places and spaces they were once denied.
I would've enjoyed learning more about the experiences of the Black women who were a part of the Women's Association and how this bank opening not only helped White women when achieving equality and financial freedom but minorities and marginalized people as well. We didn't get enough of these stories and insights which would've expanded this story and highlighted why Colorado's Women's Bank was different because it supported people from these communities. Marking it as one of the few banks that truly sought to pursue equality for all.
I would've enjoyed learning more about the experiences of the Black women who were a part of the Women's Association and how this bank opening not only helped White women when achieving equality and financial freedom but minorities and marginalized people as well. We didn't get enough of these stories and insights which would've expanded this story and highlighted why Colorado's Women's Bank was different because it supported people from these communities. Marking it as one of the few banks that truly sought to pursue equality for all.
Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation taught me things I had no idea about -- the movement of the womens' banks in the 1970s, focusing specifically on the Womens' Bank in Denver, Colorado.
There was a lot about this that was a little too timely here in 2025 during the current attack on civil rights (see also the synonymous Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts, both by law and by rule) so listening to this story about how various overqualified women continued to be denied promotions and adequate salary and even respect just due to being women was stressful bot so accurate!
However at over seven hours there was a lot here that dragged for me, and while the narrator's voice was lovely, the rhythm of how she spoke didn't really appeal to me. There were many instances of '(phrase) and......... EMPHASIZED WORD, continuing sentence semi-normally,' which made me pay attention more to that cadence than the words being spoken at times.
I especially liked the epilogue and was unfortunately shocked that so many women in this story are still alive as it's something that FEELS LIKE so long ago... and yet.........
Thank you to Brilliance Publishing | Brilliance Audio and NetGalley for the ALC in exchange for review!
There was a lot about this that was a little too timely here in 2025 during the current attack on civil rights (see also the synonymous Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts, both by law and by rule) so listening to this story about how various overqualified women continued to be denied promotions and adequate salary and even respect just due to being women was stressful bot so accurate!
However at over seven hours there was a lot here that dragged for me, and while the narrator's voice was lovely, the rhythm of how she spoke didn't really appeal to me. There were many instances of '(phrase) and......... EMPHASIZED WORD, continuing sentence semi-normally,' which made me pay attention more to that cadence than the words being spoken at times.
I especially liked the epilogue and was unfortunately shocked that so many women in this story are still alive as it's something that FEELS LIKE so long ago... and yet.........
Thank you to Brilliance Publishing | Brilliance Audio and NetGalley for the ALC in exchange for review!
A good story but confusing to track and felt disjointed at times