She Represents: 44 Women Who Are Changing Politics . . . and the World

by Caitlin Donohue

Whichever side of the political aisle you lean toward, it can seem like the only people in power are white men. But the balance is beginning to tip. Women are being elected at record rates and government is beginning to more accurately reflect the people it represents.

Read these profiles of forty-four women in leadership from both sides of the US political spectrum and from around the world to learn about their paths to power, their achievements and missteps, and their lasting legacies. Their stories teach us about the segments of society they represent through both their biographies and their actions in voting and policy decisions.

This book will show you what the road to power looks like for women in modern times. By showing up and representing women in the decisions that make or break a country, these leaders pave the way for future female politicians. Draw inspiration from these groundbreaking women to make a difference in your own world.In a complicated political era when the United States feels divided, this book celebrates feminism and female contributions to politics, activism, and communities. Each of the forty-four women profiled in this illustrated book has demonstrated her capabilities and strengths in political and community leadership and activism, both in the United States and around the world. Written in an approachable, journalistic tone and rounded out by beautiful color portraits, history, key political processes, terminology, and thought-provoking quotes, this book will inspire and encourage women everywhere to enact change in their own communities and to pursue opportunities in public affairs. Women profiled "A timely introduction for budding feminists."― Booklist "[T]his richly diverse and well-sourced work is conversational and lively. . . . A must-have title."― Kirkus Reviews

Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, Feminism, Social Justice, Biography, Contemporary, Womens

216 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2020

Reviews

[Oyinda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: She Represents-
44 Women Who Are Changing Politics . . . and the World
Author: Caitlin Donohue
Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Pub Date: 01 Sep 2020

Thank you Lerner Publishing Group for providing me with an e-ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for my impartial review.

I really enjoyed this book, and it was very educational and eye-opening. It featured, just as the title says, various women in places of power changing the world by talking the talk and walking the walk.

I love that this list was not white washed, so focus was also placed on Black women, Asian women, Latina women, and other women of color. Each entry gave us a brief insight into the life and early backgrounds of each woman. It was so interesting to see women from all kinds of backgrounds rise to power in different ways and after overcoming so many obstacles.

The graphics and illustrations added to the book were really good, and they made the book greatly vibrant and more interesting.

I recommend this to every girl and woman out there!

[Carly Friedman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three stars and a little disappointing. I enjoyed learning about all the amazing female politicians changing the world but it started to get repetitive. I should have known that I prefer in-depth information about one or a few individuals in my biographies.

[Eline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ebook

I wanted to learn more about feminism and politics. And this book is an amazing way to start learning about these subjects.
The graphics are amazing! The women are inspiring. And the lay-out is perfect, neat and explicit.

[Lesley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I understand why the author included some of these women but to exclude some undoubtedly miraculous non-american woman in favor of Betsy Devos was unnerving.

[Danielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Studies show that women's voices are a key element in maintaining governmental stability."

I want to preface this review by saying that although I at one time had an advanced copy of this book, I ended up reading a published version that I checked out from Hoopla. That may make parts of this review even worse, if I'm being honest.

I'm a big fan of these nonfiction books for middle grade and young adult readers that take a theme and present readers with short bites of information rather than sharing so much information at once it becomes overwhelming. I personally learn a lot about a wide variety of, in this case, people and I have found if there is a person that stands out to me, I can pursue further resources to learn more. I love that this book features different women who have made/are making a difference in politics. What an inspirational book for today's young women who also want to get involved in politics!

Each of the women who receive a full biography has the same layout of information: time in office, hometown, top causes, early life, agenda, achievements, and quotes. In some biographies there was a box that explained things like PACs or the filibuster. All of the information appeared to be fairly nonbiased and similar in length despite which woman was being written about. The biographies appeared in alphabetical order by last name.

Things I Liked:
*The biographies were all 2-3 pages so they weren't super long which is great for my attention span! I did like how each person followed the same layout so I knew exactly what type of information I was going to receive about each person. This also prevented the author from sharing or not sharing certain aspects of a woman's career because each woman had the same exact topics included.
*I really liked that this book featured some women who are involved in international politics. I have heard of a few of these women but it was nice to know there are other women out there doing neat things for their country.
*The illustrated portraits were a fun way to visualize each of the women included. This was almost better than having actual photographs included.

Things I Didn't Like:
*Some women only got a paragraph. For example, there was a one page addition of famous first ladies and five first ladies got a paragraph each. These pages were randomly inserted into the collection so you'd flip the page expecting a full length biography and instead be met with five mini-biographies. This was jarring every single time and I had to wonder what prevented these women from getting a full biography as opposed to a single paragraph.
*I was reading a finished copy of this book and I was so ticked off that not every woman had an illustrated portrait. It wasn't even a 50/50 split which seemed bizarre and unfair. Why did some women get an illustration and others didn't? While I knew most of the women featured in this collection, there were some I wasn't as familiar with and I really wanted a picture to help me visualize who was being written about.
*While the biographies that were included were fairly unbiased, it did seem to me that there were far more Democratic women included as opposed to Republican women. While I know part of this is indicative of how progressive each of the parties are, it also make me worry that this book will not do as well as it could if the women were more evenly split. It seemed that the only women who were included are those who have hit the national stage in their country. I think the balance could have been better had some women who are making waves in their home states had been included as well.

2.5 stars

**Thank you to NetGalley, Lerner Publishing Group, and Zest Books for the advanced reader's copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Rizwan · Rating 3 out of 5]

★★★½
An excellent idea but there is a lot of room for improvement in the actual execution.

So the good:
- The book has a light chatty tone, an excellent approach when introducing politics to a young teenage audience (and that is definitely the target audience)
- There are some really inspiring women and stories profiled (some obvious and some not so obvious
- Even though there is a dearth of women from the other side of the aisle (you do get Elaine Chao and Betsy Devos) the few that are profiled are dealt with a surprisingly warm light in a good attempt at being as non-partisan as possible.
- The sketch art is pretty neat.

I guess it is important to also state that I am not the target audience, so my criticism should be taken with a grain of salt.
And so on to the bad:
- The chapters are short - almost too quick and breezy. The profiles are very broad strokes and do not give enough time to the reader to focus on the exceptional work these women have done and the barriers they have broken. There really isn't a time for contemplation.
- Interspersed are many paragraph long summary bios of other powerful women - but often there is little context or connection. Overall the book thus feels very poorly structured. It feels more Wikipedia rather than a narrative.
- Although it would mean more work and more research, I would have also liked to read more about or from the women who they have inspired down the line.

This was an ARC from Netgalley and I am glad I took the time to read it because I would not have otherwise learned about Deb Halaand or the new Iceland Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir .
#Netgalley #SheRepresents

[Margarida de Sousa (IcthusBookCorner) · Rating 3 out of 5]

She represents is a non-fiction title written by Caitlin Donohue. It brings light to 44 powerhouse women around the world.

First of all, I'm glad African and South American women were mentioned, however, in my opinion, the book would have had more impact if the approach had been even more global (more Asian and European women) since it focused mainly on women in the United States.

The author gives us a summary of these diverse and interesting women in less than 3 pages per person. Not to mention, I was extremely happy to see a wide range of political ideologies represented.

The background stories come to life as a result of the references to their personalities or personal anecdotes. Those make the woman in power feel more relatable.

I found the artwork to be both inviting and full of life (and I believe there might be more artwork to come, given it was only an arc).

I reckon this book would be nice for those seeking to learn more about women in politics, current political circumstances.

Thank you to Caitlin Donohue, Zest Books, and Netgalley for providing me with a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Don't forget that She Represents releases on September 1, 2020.

[Caroline David · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this! I will definitely be buying this when it is published. It covers women changing the landscape of politics on a global level, as well as just in America. I loved the list of LGBTQ+ women, the list of judges, and the list of first ladies. It was short and to the point for each woman and I just really appreciated it. I do think more conservative women could've been mentioned, especially ones who are on the national level who you hear about frequently but maybe that can come in book two!

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Political junkie that I am, I thoroughly enjoyed reading about these women. Most are Americans but other countries are also represented. 3 pages are given to each woman describing her background, her leadership positions and personal quotes from each. In addition, 2 pages are each given to judges and justices, First Ladies, women from history and LGBTQ women.

[Morgan Lund · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tons of amazing and inspirational women in politics.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm so happy that this book exists! YES for women in politics!

Caitlin Donohue does a great job of setting the stage at the beginning of the book. She writes, "Many of the women's stories are inspirational, but politicians are not celebrities." Basically, we should be interested in what these women have done and be inspired by them, but we shouldn't glorify them (something that happens often with the current media cycle). Instead of these women being just a name or a face, we get to learn about them and what they do and believe.

I enjoyed how the "chapters" were broken down: quick facts, biography, political work, quotes. It was just the right amount of information so I could take something away from the section but not be overwhelmed to the point that I'd forget everything. This book has actually been useful already––I've started to recognize more names when reading my daily news and I have a general understanding of that women's political beliefs too, which I didn't have before.

This will be a great resource for teens who are looking to learn more about women in politics, but it's a great resource for adults, too! Definitely inspirational. The illustrations are very fitting with the overall vibe of the book. This will be a great resource for years to come! (Maybe there will need to be a volume 2?)

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book!

[Lexi (Reads and Riesling) · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book seems to be beloved on NetGalley, but I cannot l, for the life of me, understand why some of the women were featured. It’s one thing to say you are highlighting women on both sides of the aisle so as to not show preference to any one political party, but to highlight a woman who got her job in politics purely because she has money and has absolutely zero qualifications is another. To highlight women who have close, personal ties to men who have been accused and/or prosecuted for sexual assault is not playing fair; it’s being complicit. For the record, I am referring to women on both sides with this one.

I understand that nonfiction is supposed to show you the facts, but at some point, there needs to be some sort of bar to set the acceptable standard. There were some women who have done absolutely unacceptable things and some who are so unqualified it would be laughable if it weren’t at the expense of our children who had full features, but then a woman like Michelle Obama only got a little tiny paragraph. I did appreciate that there were a number of women from other countries (special shout-out to Jacinda Ardern), but this book was still very much US-centric. The format wasn’t the same throughout, which made it feel disjointed, so I wasn’t a big fan of that either, but I could have lived with it if it weren’t for the other issues I had with this book.

Honestly, take it or leave it. I thought most of the features were well-written and interesting, but I think some of the women did not deserve the honor of being named with the likes of Michelle Obama, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Mia Love, Martha McSally, and Lisa Murkowski.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for access to this title.

[elise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review

3.5 stars

Caitlin Donohue has put together a fantastic collection of short biographies showcasing the lives and achievements of forty-four women around the world who have shaped politics. I thought this was an important read: it highlights the power of women, which is too often belittled and ignored.

This definitely is not the type of book you can read large portions of at once. Personally, I had trouble processing the information in this book since there were so many people mentioned in such a few amount of pages. Although I found the biographies interesting to read, I honestly do not remember any names I didn’t already know before—this is not because this was poorly written, but more because the summaries of each women were too brief for them to stick with me. For my own reading purposes, I did not enjoy this format, as I usually prefer more in depth analyses and explanations. However, I think this book would make a great gift for a casual reader or someone who wants a political nonfiction work that is easy to read.

Structurally, my one complaint is that the format was a bit difficult to follow. There were biographies that were a couples pages long, consisting of subsections such as quotes, goals, and achievements. Some of these biographies had portraits (which I thought was an excellent touch!) while others did not. There were also mini-biographies which were roughly a paragraph long. I was surprised to see that some of the most well-known political figures, such as Michelle Obama and Melania Trump, had such small sections. I strongly disliked the inconsistent format, as it made the book seem disjointed and randomly thrown together, instead of an intention collection of political profiles.

I do think I would recommend She Represents to others, especially to younger readers or those who don’t typically read nonfiction. But if you want a more detailed account of politically active women, this might not be what you’re looking for.

[Lara P · Rating 5 out of 5]

Caitlin Donohue's "She Represents" is a collection of biographies of women in government. She details the lives of 44 women who have made differences! The women in this book are from different countries in the world and Caitlin Donohue makes sure that different affiliations and political parties are accounted for.

This is a perfect book for any person because you will learn of struggles and successes among women from all around the world. I think it's a great thing that she doesn't stick to a certain party and does not allow her bias to cloud her judgement on choosing whose stories to tell. While I don't agree with some of the politics of some of the people she chose, it is the people I don't agree with, not Donohue's choice to include them. I loved being able to read the stories of such accomplished women. My favorite biographies were Mazie Hirano and Leila de Lima. Leila de Lima stands out in particular as I am a Filipino-American and de Lima is a Filipino senator. She continues to serve her position as she is in prison and now is currently filing for bail. I think her story proves that she, and women in general, are so resilient. They work in a male-dominated field and they continue to persevere.

Young women and children will love to read the stories of these powerful women who represent! Anyone will have a great time reading and will be inspired to do better for our world after seeing what these women overcame to make our countries a better place on the government level.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of mini-biographies with a strict format: Name, date of birth, quote, list of political offices held, then a Life Story of a few paragraphs, a similarly sized What's On Her Agenda highlighting the accomplishments of her political career, possibly a box on a term that might be new to readers (Electoral College), a bulleted list of three or four Awesome Achievements, and three or four Quotables in a slightly larger font.

Donohue goes out of her way to get women from all over the political spectrum, with a solid minority (25% or so?) of non-Americans but a definite focus on the US. I think there are more Democrats than Republicans, but then there are more Democratic women in power than Republicans. It's odd that it feels like a Democratic idea to include women from both sides, with the same kind of admiring text.

Somehow these past few years have made it seem political to be for fairness to all people, or even just to think that women should be a fundamental part of politics. So I think of the book as non-partisan, but that may just be because I'm a liberal. Maybe Republicans think any book that suggests Nancy Pelosi was elected fairly and wields power in America is anti-Republican??? I don't know. It feels odd to point out that it includes transwomen and lesbians as women, because of course it does, but maybe that is political too?

I think it's a good book that gives a good look at a lot of different women, but it's not the sort of thing I'd read for fun just because.

[Cat · Rating 3 out of 5]

She Represents provides a great overview of 44 influential women in politics around the world. Each main profile includes a biography section detailing the woman's life story, a section dedicated to outlining her main causes or key issues she has fought for, and a list of her notable accomplishments. The artwork is unique and aesthetically pleasing.

I love that the book includes profiles of women from around the world, although arguably it still focuses a LOT on American women. I particularly enjoyed the emphasis on new figures like Sharice Davids, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Danica Roem and appreciated that it included women on both sides of the ideological spectrum (and everywhere in between)!

I thought that the overall structure of the book was a little confusing, as it included full profiles of women but also had thematic sections of notable women, and it was unclear what criteria was used for determining which women would get a full profile. I was perplexed as to why women like Michelle Obama, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg were included as mini-profiles in thematic sections while arguably less influential women got full profiles. I also wish the book had engaged more with how these women have tackled (or reinforced) structural discrimination, racism, and sexism in their professional work.

Overall, it's a solid book that provides a great overview of some very historic women. She Represents releases on September 1, 2020!

[Sveva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks to NetGalley and Lerner Publishing Group for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.


“SheRepresents - 44 women who are changing politics.. and the word” is a book written by Caitlin Donohue. It’s an important read and resource, especially for young people who want to lear more about women in politics to beat back the sexism in politics, about diversity, about making a difference.
It’s going to be published on September 01, 2020.

I gratuated a few months ago in Political Science and International Relations, so “She Represents” was, for me, such an important and powerful read.
This book shows all the ways in which women have contributed to politics and helps imagine a future in which we see more women in power.
What I really liked about this book is the structure. We see a drawning of one of the 44 women, the name, the year they were born and a quote, then we have the years in politics, the position, the party affiliation, hometown and top causes to get an idea of the person. Next, we read about their life story and what’s on her agenda, followed by the achievements and some quotes (which I love). The biographical format makes it very easy and accessible to read so it’s a book for everyone.
There was a great balance of diversity in this book with different backgrounds, political parties, sexuality and race.
I’m obsessed with the palette of colors they’ve chosen for the book.

[ThisButterflyWarriorReads · Rating 4 out of 5]

The introduction of the books, sets a great stage on why this book is important. It tells you how a first interview attempt at a political party can help you see the real story to tell.
"Many of the women's stories are inspirational, but politicians are not celebrities."

Caitlin Donohue sums up lifestories of great women in politics in less than 3 pages per person. A comfortable read into the backstories, including where they came from, which road(s) they took but also a bulleted list of their 'awesome achievemements'.

The focus lies on modern day historical women and includes events from just a couple of months ago. This helps a younger audience relate and connect the story in the media to the person behind it. Small suggestion: what I would love to see included (if still possible) is an update on some of these women and how their fight against the corona pandemic is one worth noting.

The background stories come to life thanks to the references to their personalities or personal anecdotes. Those make the power-house woman more relatable. Who knew that a cat named Socks, or owning an Harley Davidson could be combined with 'awesome achievements'.

This is a great book to gift to anyone wanting to be more aware about politics, woman and want to have a lot of information available in an easy to digest format.

[Charlotte · Rating 4 out of 5]

"She Represents" is a compilation of short profiles of women politicians, mostly in the US, including Puerto Rico. In the Introduction, the author writes that her goal is not to fuel fandom. Instead, she writes,

"We learn about them to understand them, because once we understand them, it is easier to forecast their future policy decisions and-- get ready for this-- affect their actions. Politicians work for the people who elected them, and when they make decisions we don't agree with, we need to hold them accountable."

With that goal in mind, Donohue presents 57 women leaders from across the political spectrum. She notes their major life and political accomplishments, their challenges, their top causes, and their agendas. Throughout the book, sidebars define important political process terms like filibuster and electoral college. There are also mini-bios of women judges, US First Ladies' accomplishments, LGBTQ politicians, and other notable women.

Given her stated goal of equipping readers to effect political change, Donohue's book is important reading, especially for young people in the US who are approaching a political landscape in which the Old Ways of entering government are being challenged.

I would have appreciated a focus on women leaders more globally, but this narrower field is more appropriate for Donohue's purposes.
#NetGalley, #SheRepresents

[Lyndsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

She Represents is a YA nonfiction book with profiles of 44 important women in politics across the globe. Each profile includes notable quotes, a list of the woman's political roles, a short biography, and an overview of her top political causes and accomplishments. Almost all of the women profiled are still alive and involved in politics today. The book is bipartisan and profiles women from various political parties and backgrounds. My favorite profiles in the book were those of women from other countries. I learned a lot about female political leaders around the globe. As someone who closely follows American politics, I was familiar with the American women profiled and didn't learn a lot of new information about them.

I think that this is a great book for teens and young women who are interested in learning more about important female politicians around the world. The writing style is casual at times, with references to some of the women's hobbies and personal lives. Personally, I didn't find those facts necessary in the book, but I do think they
might make the women profiled more relatable and interesting to younger readers.

The accompanying illustrations are colorful and unique. Illustrations are not included for all of the women profiled.

Thank you to Net Galley for the advanced copy! She Represents releases on September 1, 2020.

[Julieann Wielga · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just want to keep track of some of these women and their differences:
Stacey Abrams, Georgia House of Reps, Dem
Jacinda Ardern: prime minister of New Zealand
Elaine Chow: US Secretary of transportation married to Mitch McConnel
Susan Collins US Sen. Maine: Rep
Sharice Davids: US House of Rep Kansas: Dem
Wendy Davis: Texas State Senator Dem now. Rep before that
Maria Elena Durazo: California State Senate: Dem
Diane Feinstein: Mayor of San Fran: Dem
Kristen Gillibrand: US Senator: Dem
Deb Halland: US House of Rep for New Mexico: Dem
Nicky Haley: Us Ambassador to the UN: Rep
Amy Clobachar: US Senator, Minnesota, Dem
Barbara LEE: Us House of Rep, California: Dem
Mia Love US House of Rep Utah, Rep.
Marth MCSally: US Senator Ariz. Rep
Lisa Murkowski: US Senator, Alaska. Rep
Elinor Holmes Norton: US House of Rep from DC. Dem
AOC: NYC US house of rep: Dem
Ilhan Omar: US House of Rep: Minnesota, Dem
N. Pelosi: Party Speaker Us House of Rep, California, Dem
Danica Roem: Virginia House of Rep. Dem
Jean Shaheen: US Senate NH. Dem
Elise Stefanik: US house of Rep. New York, Dem
Rshida Tlaib: US House of Rep. Michigan, Dem
Elizabeth Warren: US Senator, Mass. Dem
Maxine Waters: US Rep from California: Dem
Mazie Hriono: US House of Rep, Hawaii: Dem
Pramila Jayapal: Us house of Rep, Washington: Dem
Amy Klobachar: Minnesota Senator: Dem

[Yanitza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley and Lerner Publishing for the free eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Long story short, this book should be in classrooms all over the world. It’s marketed reading age is 13 and up, but I would totally give this to my 5th grade cousin to read. Even at age 24, I enjoyed it and was left inspired learning about these women.

She Represents highlights profiles of 44 women in leadership from both sides of the US political spectrum and from around the world. Readers learn about their journeys to politics, their accomplishments and their stumbles, and their lasting legacies.

I LOVE the idea for a book based on female politicians all across the globe. The layout of this book is organized, easy to read, and entertaining! Each profile highlights the womens achievements, life story, main causes/agenda, and relevant quotes. It’s broken down in an informative non-fiction book for younger audiences. The graphics and illustrations are stunning and really add character to the book and the reading experience.

I needed a book like this when I was growing up to see the female representation in politics that I didn’t know existed as a kid.

Brb catch me gifting this book to all of my teacher friends to have in their classrooms.

[Danielle Russell · Rating 4 out of 5]

She Represents is a collection of mini biographies about 44 women in politics around the world. Each woman has the years in political office, position(s) they've held, their party affiliation, hometown, and top causes represented, as well as a short summary of their life story, their agenda, achievements, and a collection of memorable quotes. The book primarily focuses on political figures in the United States, but does include women from other countries as well.

This book does a fantastic job at introducing different female political figures to readers, across the political spectrum, and across the world. The pages are full of interesting information about these women. The level of inclusivity was great -- different races, ethnicities, and sexual orientations were represented, ensuring that readers would have someone in the book with which they identified.

She Represents is a great book to read for those who are interested in politics and feminism. I will say that while conservative women were featured, a higher majority of the female politicians highlighted have liberal views.


Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.

[joyce w. laudon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book should be required reading for young people, perhaps girls in particular, as the need is there to engage the next generation in the political process.  This title includes 44 profiles of women, mostly from the U.S., with a few from around the world.  Some of these women's views are aligned with mine, while others are not.  Perhaps this is good as the book can be used as a basis for discussion.


Some of the Americans included are Stacey Abrams,  Dianne Feinstein, Kamala Harris, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Susan Collins and Betsy DeVos.  Also, for example, internationally, there is an entry on Jacinda Ardern from New Zealand. 


For each woman there are sections on topics including years in political office, positions held, a life story, a what's on her agenda section and more.  Each woman's entry is presented with a lot of detail.


I like this title and feel that it should be part of school and home libraries.  Readers will know more about those who represent them after spending time with this book.


Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review.

[Kendal P · Rating 3 out of 5]

I need to start off by saying, I am a political WONK. I thrive on all things politico and this book was no different. She Represents is a powerful book that highlights 44 women changing politics worldwide - the United States is elected woman at record rates - that's something to be proud of. We've come far, but we have further to go. This book was mostly about women in the United States with several highlights on badass females around the world. I appreciate that you learn about politicians from all sides of the spectrum and the author does not bring her opinions or views through.

She Represents is laid out in alphabetical order and in mini-biography form learning about their past, current issues, and several fun facts. I hope you read this book and get inspired from these powerhouses. the last line of the book reads: Draw inspiration from these groundbreaking women to make a difference in your own world. - I couldn't have said it better myself.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review - rather than 4 stars, I am giving this book three because on the kindle version of the copy there were a few pages missing and the formatting was off which made this a little hard to read.

[Bookish Selkie · Rating 4 out of 5]

She Represents features 44 women who are important political figures both in the US and in the world. This includes sections about their life story, achievements, what’s on their agenda, and memorable quotes. I would be interested in additional sections such as discussion questions. At times, I think this book struggled with maintaining a consistent voice and tone. I do think students reading this book could learn a lot, be inspired, and would generate a meaningful conversation in classrooms.

With the understanding that this is not a final copy, some of the portraits included had more of a cartoon-ish feel and did not provide a great example of what the women truly look like. I think this book will be enjoyed by those seeking to learn more about women in politics, political history, and those with an interest in current affairs. She Represents releases on September 1, 2020. Thank you to Caitlin Donohue, Zest Books, and Netgalley for providing me with a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

**I received an e-ARC from NetGalley for an honest review**

I do feel an opportunity was missed on including up and coming young women who are political without being directly in politics (Vanessa Nakate, Malala Yousafzai, and Greta Thunberg to name a few). Also missed opportunities for people who have worked with the UN (Waris Dirie, Amal Clooney, and more.) and have made major impacts on laws and judgements passed by the UN.

Unfortunately, I cannot understand why people like Tammy Duckworth who served in the US military get a single paragraph while you give whole sections to women like DeVos who received her appointment due to her family heavily contributing to republican campaigns and who continues to answer Congressional hearing questions with comments such as "I'm not sure about that" and "I'm afraid I don't know".

Overall, there were some great women mentioned (on both sides of the aisle), but I believe some of the women that were included were done so just to increase debate and drive up the publicity for the book and author.

[Ysabelle F · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Thank You Netgally for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review)

As someone from a different continent than most of these powerful women, I really appreciated this book. I'm not into politics so I'm rarely familiar with the women here and what they have done. True that this book is too much for one sitting, there's just too much information and it does feel like I'm back in school. Still, this one is a great read during this time in the world now. I love the artwork that was included in SOME of the women, although I would have loved the formatting to be consistent throughout the book. It's very dense but I like the diversity and I got to know these strong women from different places.

I was also surprised to see a Filipina; Leila De Lima to be on here, as someone I believe to have been accused wrongly, my Filipino self is happy to have a representative here in this book, Thank You.

[Amber Dowling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks to Lerner Publishing Group for the e-ARC via NetGalley in exchange for my impartial review.

I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be purchasing it for the young women in my life. The book includes bios of 44 women in politics throughout the world. Some are the political powerhouses anyone could identify, but many are lesser-known women who are making huge impacts. Donohue's writing is impartial, while also stating facts in a way that is easy to understand. This is certainly not an easy task when success for women in politics heavily involves the overcoming of scandal, whether true or conspiracy. She includes women from both major US political parties and describes many political parties in other countries.

My early kindle version of this book had some wonky formatting, which I'm sure is much cleaner in the print version. I'm looking forward to purchasing the book and reviewing the final formatting and illustrations.

[Arin · Rating 3 out of 5]

*eARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

I didn't really know what this book would be when I requested it on Netgalley, but as someone who loves history and has become more politically active, I thought it would be an interesting read. It was a very interesting read, there were several women in here I have never even heard of before and I loved hearing their stories and learning about what they are fighting for. This book was very US centric, which is one of my only complaints (other than the awful eARC formatting that shouldn't be an issue in final copies), but it did address that at the very start. I enjoyed this book, it just isn't one that will stick with me, if that makes sense? I think that it would be a great classroom resource for teachers given its snapshot overview format of all of these women, but I don't think I will personally ever read it again.