Five Stars
What caught my eye was that several of the 7 women I had
never heard of. The author made a great
selection. My interest was piqued. That he started with Joan of Arc was
perfect. A girl, age 14, did all that?
Also in the introduction this phrase caught my eye, “When I
consider the 7 women I chose, I see that most of them were great for reasons
that derive precisely from their being women, not in spite of it; and what made
them great has nothing to do with their being measured against or competing
with men. In other words, their
accomplishments are not gender-neutral but are rooted in their singularity as
women” .
Finally one of my favorite things about this book is that I
don’t have time to read a full biography on all of these women, but I do have
time to delve into a short bio. I was
thoroughly pleased. This is a
captivating book. Amazing lives of women
who have been amazing with their circumstances and what life gave them. The author has made a classic work that will
be discussed in book groups throughout the years. I was given
a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
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