Scan barcode
irennereads's review against another edition
5.0
Este libro trata sobre 21 mujeres que también contribuyeron a escribir la historia, desde políticas, escritoras, deportistas o artistas, de muchos países y la mayoría desconocidas para mí. Es de esos libros que te deja con ganas de consultar la bibliografía y seguir investigando. Me ha presentado a muchas futuras referentes y me ha encantado de principio a fin. A book about women standing up and making the changes!
anneofgreenplaces's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Engaging feminist vignettes of influential and/or powerful women--similar to the Britain installment, as much a personal reflection/feminst soapbox by Murray as a journalistic history, which is essentially what she bills it as I think--fine as long as you're interested in her opinions! Perhaps feels a bit more diluted than the Britain one because the selection of women is necessarily pretty arbitrary and the story of feminist progress less focused than the Britain book.
Engaging feminist vignettes of influential and/or powerful women--similar to the Britain installment, as much a personal reflection/feminst soapbox by Murray as a journalistic history, which is essentially what she bills it as I think--fine as long as you're interested in her opinions! Perhaps feels a bit more diluted than the Britain one because the selection of women is necessarily pretty arbitrary and the story of feminist progress less focused than the Britain book.
soffbr0_'s review against another edition
i bought this book because it was part of the audible birthday sale. i wish i’d saved the £3.
it screams token feminism which i thought as i was listening to certain chapters and was massively compounded when i found out, upon finishing the book, that jenni murray is a transphobe. how dare this woman write this book and present women’s hour when she holds such horrendous views.
the conclusion states (in response to women now being the ‘weaker sex’ and how we are too afraid and timid to ask for promotions etc) that “your sex has nothing to do with it”. women face oppression and prejudice in the workplace and everyday life purely because they are women. it doesn’t take a genius to see this and to add a throwaway line as if we should just step up and take control, we won’t be shut down, fired, or even killed is a ridiculous notion.
she also concludes “a woman who has passion and education... can achieve what she think is right” even though throughout this book she highlights the amount of women who achieved great things without (or in spite of) having no education. education for all women isn’t the done thing across many countries and at no point does she address this in her conclusion. it’s as if she thinks that these issues will be solved by women and girls just turning up for an education that has been denied to them for so long.
as well as this, she lauds an islamic prime minister despite the atrocities they put upon palestine which angered me to the point of skipping that chapter.
it sounds like a good book, she writes well and that is why many people seem to be praising it but this book has absolutely no relevance to the women of today and the injustices we face. i’m writing this as a white woman with absolutely no experience of the injustices faced by many other women across the world and that i am fighting tirelessly to understand on a greater level.
we should celebrate women. we should celebrate our achievements. we shouldn’t diminish our gender to that as being equal to anyone else when we aren’t equal and we shouldn’t stop fighting until we are. no more beatitudes from privileged white women should be put forth until they have something meaningful to say for us.
it screams token feminism which i thought as i was listening to certain chapters and was massively compounded when i found out, upon finishing the book, that jenni murray is a transphobe. how dare this woman write this book and present women’s hour when she holds such horrendous views.
the conclusion states (in response to women now being the ‘weaker sex’ and how we are too afraid and timid to ask for promotions etc) that “your sex has nothing to do with it”. women face oppression and prejudice in the workplace and everyday life purely because they are women. it doesn’t take a genius to see this and to add a throwaway line as if we should just step up and take control, we won’t be shut down, fired, or even killed is a ridiculous notion.
she also concludes “a woman who has passion and education... can achieve what she think is right” even though throughout this book she highlights the amount of women who achieved great things without (or in spite of) having no education. education for all women isn’t the done thing across many countries and at no point does she address this in her conclusion. it’s as if she thinks that these issues will be solved by women and girls just turning up for an education that has been denied to them for so long.
as well as this, she lauds an islamic prime minister despite the atrocities they put upon palestine which angered me to the point of skipping that chapter.
it sounds like a good book, she writes well and that is why many people seem to be praising it but this book has absolutely no relevance to the women of today and the injustices we face. i’m writing this as a white woman with absolutely no experience of the injustices faced by many other women across the world and that i am fighting tirelessly to understand on a greater level.
we should celebrate women. we should celebrate our achievements. we shouldn’t diminish our gender to that as being equal to anyone else when we aren’t equal and we shouldn’t stop fighting until we are. no more beatitudes from privileged white women should be put forth until they have something meaningful to say for us.
jklbookdragon's review against another edition
3.0
The concept is a strong one, but it's not all that it could be. The author intrudes her story too much - I'd rather hear more about strong women in history, and less about an anecdote involving her dog. The picking and choosing of how to represent each person is at times clumsy and feels biased. That said, I learned about a few people that I was not familiar with, and got to revisit some familiar favorites like Marie Curie. 2.5 stars.
corin_'s review against another edition
2.0
i was looking forward to this book and premise of it, i enjoyed learning about these women but i just couldn’t deal with the writing and ended up skim reading through some of the chapters. the author seems to have some kind of a bias, and just hearing about her past and the interviews she’s done with these women i didn’t really enjoy.
overall though, i’m glad i learnt about some women i had never heard of before and will definitely pick up other reads dedicated to them to learn more
overall though, i’m glad i learnt about some women i had never heard of before and will definitely pick up other reads dedicated to them to learn more
esther_richards's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
hil4l's review against another edition
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Women are phenomenal, and Murray rightfully pays homage to just some of the most badass women in history in a super fun style.
Lots of history, but it doesn't feel like a textbook. I couldn't put this down. Women are so damn cool! Everyone needs to read this!
Lots of history, but it doesn't feel like a textbook. I couldn't put this down. Women are so damn cool! Everyone needs to read this!