Kate’s 2¢: “History vs women: the defiant lives that they don’t want you to know” by Anita Sarkeesian and Ebony Adams

“History vs women: the defiant lives that they don’t want you to know” by Anita Sarkeesian and Ebony Adams

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   While reading (listening to) this interesting book, I felt like I was sitting down with a cuppa and chatting companionably with the authors about remarkable friends and neighbors. Sarkeesian’s and Adams’s relaxed delivery of the women’s profiles eluded the traditional textbook approach to history and shared what they thought as fact, as well as supposition.

   Jeff Allin did a great job of narrating this composite of notable women, but, my personal thing, is that a story about women should be read by a woman. It is more credible to hear a woman talk about women’s issues.

From her website:

Anita Sarkeesian ( /sɑːrˈkiːziən/; born 1983) is a Canadian-American feminist media critic, blogger, and public speaker. She is the founder of Feminist Frequency, a website that hosts videos and commentary analyzing portrayals of women in popular culture. She has received particular attention for her video series Tropes vs.

Maybe you’ll have more success accessing About — Ebony Adams

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

History vs women: the defiant lives that they don’t want you to know DB96578

Sarkeesian, Anita; Adams, Ebony. Reading time: 4 hours, 22 minutes.

Read by Jeff Allin.

Social Sciences

Women

Young Adult

Introduction to a range of diverse and remarkable women in history from across the globe. Notable figures are grouped into five categories: reckless rebels, revelatory scholars, ruthless villains, restless artists, and relentless amazons. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2018.