A review by amdame1
Because I Was A Girl: True Stories for Girls of All Ages by Melissa de la Cruz

4.0

Each section of this book, starting with the 1920's/1930's and continuing by decades to the present, begins with the highlights of what rights or advancements for women were made during that era. Then there are true short stories written by women of various ages, professions, backgrounds, cultures, socio-economic statuses, etc. about challenges they faced, gender stereotypes and/or discrimination they had to overcome; stories of their lives, what they have learned, how things have changed, words of advice, and wisdom, etc.
A strong addition to non-fiction collections, based on it's wide range of diversity and it's timeliness.