A review by ktrain3900
Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard

funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

To echo other readers, I only wish this were longer. The two lectures that make up this unapologetic, intriguing, and sleekly concise book address the public voice and power of women. For a manifesto it does what it should: it declares the aim of changing the structures of public authority and power to be more inclusive of women. However, there's so much more that could be delved into and there are so many more interesting connections that could be made to classical art, literature, rhetoric, politics, and so forth. Such exploration could widen our understanding of Western history and current world cultures & societies, and could potentially even mark a path to solving why inclusive, positive change often feels too gradual and even backwards for anyone outside of the traditional white male/masculine power structure.