A review by carolynf
The Future of Another Timeline, by Annalee Newitz
4.0
Gen-X, punk, time traveling, intersectionalist feminists! A fun read, and a good companion book to "The Power."
The present is 2022, and since history began humanity has known about time traveling machines made of stone that date back to prehistoric times. You are supposed to use the to watch and observe past events, but a group of women called the Daughters of Harriet are determined to secretly edit the current timeline - in which abortion continues to be illegal and misogyny is rampant.
The main characters are Beth and Tess, who have alternating chapters. Beth is a teenager in 1992, with abusive parents and dubious friends. Tess was also a teenager in 1992, and makes pitstops there as she travels back from 2022 to 1893 to fight mens rights activists and Comstock supporters at the Chicago exposition.
The present is 2022, and since history began humanity has known about time traveling machines made of stone that date back to prehistoric times. You are supposed to use the to watch and observe past events, but a group of women called the Daughters of Harriet are determined to secretly edit the current timeline - in which abortion continues to be illegal and misogyny is rampant.
The main characters are Beth and Tess, who have alternating chapters. Beth is a teenager in 1992, with abusive parents and dubious friends. Tess was also a teenager in 1992, and makes pitstops there as she travels back from 2022 to 1893 to fight mens rights activists and Comstock supporters at the Chicago exposition.