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Amazing Women: Inspirational Stories
Who was the first woman to qualify as a doctor? Who is the only woman to have won two Nobel Prizes? Explore these and other amazing stories in Amazing Women. In this unique story collection from The Amazing People Club, the real lives of iconic women including Coco Chanel, Sojourner Truth, Maria Montessori, Eva Peron and Helen Keller come to life. Understand their real lives and challenges and be inspired by what they did and how they achieved it. This is a must-read for every woman seeking inspiration. Meet some of the world's most amazing women through BioViews. A BioView is a short biographical story, similar to an interview. These unique stories provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions to our world and can help you achieve your ambitions in your journey through life.
161 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 28, 2010
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October 30, 2018
How can I ever rate this book? I learned about women I had never heard of or who I hadn't known enough about. For example, Edith Piaf grew up in a brothel and ended up singing for her supper, literally, and then became famous. Once I learned about her, I was able to listen to some of her songs on YouTube (it's so great to exist in 2018). Irena Sendler smuggled Jewish babies out of the country. Even after she was tortured to a point where even the toughest men might have cracked, she refused to tell them the names of the babies. But, she buried their names in jars in her garden, dug them up, and tried to reunite as many as she could with their parents once the war was over. What a story! Shizue Kato, who died at 104 years old after spending her long life fighting for birth control and women's rights in Japan. I thought Margaret Sanger had it rough. Kato was definitely an Amazing Woman.
So why would give this book less than 5 stars? The writing isn't great and often gives readers an overly simplified idea about the lives of these women. If you are writing a book about how amazing women are, you really have to do them the honor of telling their story in a more complex manner if need be. For example, if you only ever heard of Sally Hemings from this book, you might imagine she just loved being a slave! I don't think it's that hard to write in a manner that celebrates her life as a relatively good one but still at least acknowledges that she was not lucky to live the "amazing" life of a slave. Another example was the authors depiction of Lavoisier's wife. In the end, that is who she amounts to. Why should we even name her since her greatest achievement was to marry Lavoisier?
Even with its faults, this book is well worth the read. Because of its simple nature, it is ideal for children as well as adults. Each depiction of the women was short, to the point, and mostly enjoyable to read. It would make a great resource for an elementary or middle school report.
So why would give this book less than 5 stars? The writing isn't great and often gives readers an overly simplified idea about the lives of these women. If you are writing a book about how amazing women are, you really have to do them the honor of telling their story in a more complex manner if need be. For example, if you only ever heard of Sally Hemings from this book, you might imagine she just loved being a slave! I don't think it's that hard to write in a manner that celebrates her life as a relatively good one but still at least acknowledges that she was not lucky to live the "amazing" life of a slave. Another example was the authors depiction of Lavoisier's wife. In the end, that is who she amounts to. Why should we even name her since her greatest achievement was to marry Lavoisier?
Even with its faults, this book is well worth the read. Because of its simple nature, it is ideal for children as well as adults. Each depiction of the women was short, to the point, and mostly enjoyable to read. It would make a great resource for an elementary or middle school report.
July 15, 2011
Great stories and inspirational stories - would love to see this being used by educational istitutions due to its engaging format. Could not put it down!
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