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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
Sarcasmo everywhere.
"Pero él debía de saber del tema, porque era un mono grande."
"Pero él debía de saber del tema, porque era un mono grande."
I read this picture book during my morning coffee. It's smart, funny, clever, and is a must read for any feminist with a sense of humor. I want to buy a dozen copies for my friends.
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Frauen in der Geschichte, mit viel Witz, Wut und Sarkasmus erklärt
Now available EN FRANÇAIS here :)
I don't know what's the most horrifying really : the narrow-minded and downright stupid misconceptions all these so-called geniuses spread about women through History, or the fact that many people *cough* politicians! *cough* still perpetuate parts of these offensive stereotypes.
[a:Jacky Fleming|931581|Jacky Fleming|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png] both quotes some *delightful* opinions from our much-beloved geniuses, like Charles Darwin...
or Jean-Jacques Rousseau (because I'm not chauvinistic) ... I mean, have you read [b:Émile ou de l'éducation|990123|Émile ou de l'éducation|Jean-Jacques Rousseau|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1180035747s/990123.jpg|2854373]? I did, and really, with all due respect to my teaching professors who urged me to read it at the time, not only this is painfully boring, but his "views" on women's education are plain sexist.
... and she introduces several women whose apparitions in History books stay awfully rare (trust me, I'm a teacher - women are definitely NOT present in History texbooks, if you except Marie Curie). They're trying, though, and the textbooks - thankfully - evolved during the last 20 years. Yet they only offer "generic chapters" for now (more like 2 pages really), as "women during WW2" or "women during French Revolution" - better than nothing, but definitely not enough. Or, their love affairs are the only aspects that are mentioned, like Aliénor d'Aquitaine's (which is a shame really, given how interesting she was).
Needless to say, every idiotic remark is confronted to the reality in order to show - if needed - how ridiculous it is. Romanes thought that women's minds tended to wander and waver all the time?
Although it was a little too short for my liking, the sarcastic voice still makes for an interesting and thought-provoking read.
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The satire is strong in this one. I loved it. Feminism ftw.
¡Fantástico! No conocía la mayoría de las mujeres que menciona, los hombres sí, claro. Más libros así!!
Creepy and fun. Plus, the illustrations are delightful.