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A review by s_sheppard18
Ordinary Equality: The Fearless Women and Queer People Who Shaped the U.S. Constitution and the Equal Rights Amendment by Kate Kelly, Nicole LaRue
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
3.75
Ordinary Equality is a book with solid, important content that I wish I had learned more about in school. It focuses on the intersectionality within the suffrage and ERA movements in a way I don't often see in books like this, which is doubly important in this day and age.
My only qualm is this- it felt like maybe it was designed for a younger audience, because of the overall tone, use of slang, and asides from the author. That style of writing in a nonfiction book really isn't for me. I also wish it was a bit more detailed. I felt like a got a brief overview of each person featured, but some parts felt almost like I was reading a Wikipedia article. Though, to be fair, there are only so many ways to say "so-and-so was born at this time in this place," without eventually getting a little boring.
My only qualm is this- it felt like maybe it was designed for a younger audience, because of the overall tone, use of slang, and asides from the author. That style of writing in a nonfiction book really isn't for me. I also wish it was a bit more detailed. I felt like a got a brief overview of each person featured, but some parts felt almost like I was reading a Wikipedia article. Though, to be fair, there are only so many ways to say "so-and-so was born at this time in this place," without eventually getting a little boring.