Not always virtuous, the women of Advent are endlessly creative, wondrously adventuresome, necessarily defiant, occasionally manipulative, and absolutely faithful to God. Read their stories, and celebrate these women--Eve, Sarah, Rebekah, Tamar, Miriam, Rahab, Ruth, Esther, Deborah, Elizabeth, and Mary--without whom there would be no Advent or Christmas.
This was only a reprinting of the Bible verses about the "women of advent"--which included Eve, Sarah, Esther, and more--and then a retelling of their stories in the author's words. Not much in the way of insights or information beyond the author's feeling that without women like Miriam there would be no Advent.