A History of Britain in 21 Women: A Personal Selection by Jenni Murray

A History of Britain in 21 Women: A Personal Selection

Jenni Murray

304 pages first pub 2016 (view editions)

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A reader who seeks inspiring narratives of resilience and revolution through the overlooked lives of trailblazing women shaping British history.

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I was ten years old when I came across Boadicea, and she became the first woman to make me realise that the designated future of a girl born in 1950 to be sweet, domesticated, undemanding and super feminine was not necessarily the case. Boadicea b...

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informative: 97%

inspiring: 67%

reflective: 46%

hopeful: 21%

funny: 9%

emotional: 8%

challenging: 6%

lighthearted: 6%

adventurous: 2%

sad: 2%


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