A lively, opinionated and engrossing look at women's roles throughout history and across the globe. Miles looks at women's contributions to the evolution of the human race on every level--cultural, commercial, domestic, emotional, social, and sexual.
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"Rosalind Miles has rescued from obscurity women of astonishing ability, courage and determination. . . . An exuberant book, written in a jazzy, colorful style sizzling with puns and startling images."--Washington Post Book World
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Rosalind Miles is the author of 'Women and Power' and 'Danger! Men at Work,' and founded the Centre for Women's Studies at Coventry Polytechnic. Her other books include a highly acclaimed biography of Ben Jonson and the bestselling novels 'Return to Eden' and 'Bitter Legacy'. She is a 'Cosmo' contributing editor and a consultant on women's career development and equal opportunities programmes. She is married with two children and lives in Warwickshire.
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Miles' Women's History of the World is vital and inspiring.,
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This review is from: Women's History of the World (Paperback)
Rosalind Miles' book, Women's History of the World, is a vitalizing effort that does what so few things in our world do -- it makes a woman proud of the accomplishments of her gender. From the nurturing of humanity into a sentient species to the bravest accomplishments of women throughout time, it is an inspiration to find out that women haven't recently burst forth into the arena of accomplishment, but have been there all along, doing what needed doing without requiring notoriety. Their deeds now have the credit due them!
Perhaps the only drawback to the entire book is the occassional, sometimes graphic account of an attrocity commited against a particular woman. It's important to keep in mind that women have suffered at the hands of men (and other women) because of their long status as second-class citizens, but I don't think the reader needs quite as much reminder as the book gives. The nice thing is, you can skim past it and go to the next item.
It's heartening to have this history of women's accomplishments available. It makes it easier to move on, look to the future and try to make it a better one for our daughters and sons, where we can live in partnership.
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