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librarydancer's review against another edition
3.0
Good, important story of how the workplace was changed for women one lawsuit at a time.
I really liked how the story began with 3 women working at Newsweek in 2010 facing work issues but unsure how to do handle them, and unaware of the magazine's history with women. That story added a revelance that a general retelling might have missed.
This book was a relatively fast read, sticking to the facts and story of the lawsuits. I may have had an advantage as a reader, having grown up in the DC area and being familiar with the WP, Eleanor Holmes Norton and Katherine Graham stories.
I really liked how the story began with 3 women working at Newsweek in 2010 facing work issues but unsure how to do handle them, and unaware of the magazine's history with women. That story added a revelance that a general retelling might have missed.
This book was a relatively fast read, sticking to the facts and story of the lawsuits. I may have had an advantage as a reader, having grown up in the DC area and being familiar with the WP, Eleanor Holmes Norton and Katherine Graham stories.
jenmangler's review
3.0
I am fascinated by the topic of this book, but the writing did fall a bit flat for me. Still, it's an important book telling an important story that too few of us know. So many women today have no idea how much the previous generation had to fight for things we take for granted. I am so grateful to these women for standing up, especially because the positive effects of their stand weren't always experienced by them, but by the next generation.
carrotkate's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
An essential read. A story I didn’t know I was missing on the women’s movement.
radella_hardwick's review against another edition
4.0
I knew this before I started but it's such a pity this hasn't had a new edition since the #MeToo movement and especially the overturn of Roe v Wade. It'd be fascinating to see this lawsuit reconsidered in the current context than where we were in 2009.
pagesandcompany's review against another edition
1.75
Avg. rating: 1.8
We asked bookclub members to rate the book and describe it in 1-3 words:
Chelsea - Dreadfully Dull - 1
Meagan - Boring - 1.2
We asked bookclub members to rate the book and describe it in 1-3 words:
Chelsea - Dreadfully Dull - 1
Meagan - Boring - 1.2
Nicole - underwhelming - 1.5
Jen - Zzzzzz - 1
Connie- Snoozefest - 1.5
AshPage - SUCKED - 1
Kendra - anger inducing -1.2
Erin - Disappointing- 2
Janey - 2
tricapra's review against another edition
3.0
Ugh, some parts of this were good. It's a capable enough history, but a lot of the editorializing is White Feminism incarnate. Hearing them whine at the end of the book that Jezebel had critiqued the intersectionality of the Modern newsweek girls was trying. "We didn't think sexism was still an issue" is a quote from women I simply can't identify with.
jteddy90's review against another edition
3.0
A great read, I had no idea about this lawsuit so it was interesting to see what these women accomplished and how much also hasn't changed.
meggy513's review against another edition
This book took me about 45 pages to even be remotely interesting and then not even halfway through I was just over the story. It didn’t pull me in or keep me engaged. I felt like I was just reading the longest news article ever written. To me, the story was over. I didn’t really care to find out what happens after.
mollysticks's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting story about girl's learning how to "fight" back and gain more equality. It seems that with each feminist movement, things need to be fought in a different way and each must learn how to do that. Things still aren't equal among genders but I am glad that they are better due to pioneers like these women in this story and so many other women that have allowed me to be where I am today.