A review by biographybookshelf
In Praise of Difficult Women: Life Lessons from 29 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules by Karen Karbo

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I was frustrated that a book that, on the surface, is a staple of feminist reading, is actually far from it. Elizabeth Taylor’s life was told through her marriages to men and as a socialite, or as a victim to poor health. Where is Liz in all of this? The Steinem chapter was better, but still didn’t really read like a feminist wrote it. Even RGB’s chapter started as a reflection of the death of her husband and “best friend on the bench”. Ugh.