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Who Knew? Women in History
Brush up on your knowledge of prominent women through the ages, from across the globe, and in all walks of life.
Who Knew? Women in History is a compendium of more than a hundred articles about women who have played a prominent role in world history. After reading this book, you’ll be the center of attention at any party or around the water cooler as you spout forth impressive answers to questions such as: What made Catherine the Great so great? Who was the “Mother of the Atom Bomb”? Where in the world did women first gain the right to vote? Each chapter includes a quiz at the end to test your knowledge. These tidbits of trivia will leave everyone shaking their head and saying “Who knew?” The answer to that question, of course, will be: You knew!
Who Knew? Women in History is a compendium of more than a hundred articles about women who have played a prominent role in world history. After reading this book, you’ll be the center of attention at any party or around the water cooler as you spout forth impressive answers to questions such as: What made Catherine the Great so great? Who was the “Mother of the Atom Bomb”? Where in the world did women first gain the right to vote? Each chapter includes a quiz at the end to test your knowledge. These tidbits of trivia will leave everyone shaking their head and saying “Who knew?” The answer to that question, of course, will be: You knew!
224 pages, Paperback
Published July 9, 2019
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
April 5, 2020
I'm getting more interested in women's history and this is a great book. There's not huge amounts of detail for each of the women but it certainly covers a lot of ground. I didn't do the quizzes, but it's abook that's definitely worth keeping to read again, and it's the kind of thing where if one of these women comes up in conversation you can go straight to it and look up the details. It is one of those where I've found myself saying 'did you know' quite a lot. Great fun.
January 10, 2020
Who Knew? Women in History
By Sarah Herman
2019
While this book is interesting and filled with facts about specific women through out history and, thank goodness, does a decent job on not just focusing on the Western World, I thought it could have used a bit of depth. I would have liked a quick fact section in each person's bio - Name, date of birth, death, etc.
2 1/2 stars.
By Sarah Herman
2019
While this book is interesting and filled with facts about specific women through out history and, thank goodness, does a decent job on not just focusing on the Western World, I thought it could have used a bit of depth. I would have liked a quick fact section in each person's bio - Name, date of birth, death, etc.
2 1/2 stars.
May 19, 2020
This is a book about famous women in history in different categories like Politics, Arts and Literature, and Pioneers. I really bought it for my great-nieces, but decided to read it myself first. I've read bits and pieces of it over several months. Interesting.
August 23, 2020
A very good book that discusses the lesser known facts concerning various historical female figures. Separated into sections: arts, politics, warriors, etc it gives short synopsis into their lives. A good, short, informative read.
July 24, 2019
Excellent book!
September 26, 2019
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. There are a lot of fun facts. It was very enjoyable.
July 27, 2020
Fun little read
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