She Did It!: 21 Women Who Changed the Way We Think by Emily Arnold McCully
Review by Lauren
source: copy from publisher; all opinions are my own
Official Summary (add to Goodreads): Prepare to discover new heroes among these twenty-one women who challenged the status quo, championed others, and made their voices heard. From Jane Addams to Alice Waters, from groundbreaking artists and social justice advocates to scientific pioneers and business innovators, a strong thread of trailblazing women runs through American history.
21 Women Who Changed the Way We Think: #bookreview #ontheblog!! Click To TweetReview: There have been a lot of book releases in the past few years that focus on women in history, and how amazing they were. I’m not complaining though. I like that each one seems to have a mix of people I recognize, and others I do not. I really liked She Did It! because it gives you a lot of information about each woman – including how they grew up, and then goes on to the amazing things they accomplished, and then what they are doing now (or what they did at the time of their death). It really allowed me to get to know these women better, and I appreciated that very much.
Also, the author, Emily Arnold McCully illustrated the book. Each section starts with an illustration of the woman. I thought these portraits were lovely and it was nice to have illustrations to go along with the information. One of my favorite things about the book is that each section ends with a quote from the woman being profiled. I’m a big fan of quotes, and I thought the ones chosen were great and they really seemed to encapsulate who these women were and what they fought for, you know?
If you visit Goodreads, you can see the full list of women included, but some are Ella Baker, Billie Jean King, Madame C.J. Walker, and Isadora Duncan. Do you recognize any of those names?
I definitely recommend this one, especially for young women!
I am so here for all the books with strong women from history! And I love the shirt you took a photo with for this post. I think that it is epic that there are illustrations with it as well ^.^
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I’ve seen a lot of these books, they are all marketted towards younger women which is great but I feel like I’ve missed something that could’ve been benefiicial to me when I was younger, the same with all the mental health stuff. It’s great though and I could always read this now
This sounds wonderful!
Ohh this is a book I could read! I love that it has quotes too!
I feel like this would be a good gift for a young teen like my daughter!
I love books like this! And it seems that the layout in this one is great as well – that’s awesome!
Love the quotation about between the stars! Thanks for the suggestion!
Oh very interesting. I love when they do illustration instead of putting a picture of the person. there have been a couple of these types of book lately you are right. I like that they make you discover people that did great things but are not as famous as others. They provide great role model for women in generalé
I am all for reads about powerful women! This sounds great! I love that each chapter starts with an inspirational quote. I’ll have to check this one out!
Where were all these books when I was growing up in the ’70s? I will just have to catch up on reading them now.
That sounds like a fantastic book!
This sounds like such an interesting read – something you could pick up, read a chapter about one woman, and come back to later. And I love the cover!
Sounds really cool! I´m doing a Reading Challenge and the theme for next month is a book about women that changed history. I have a few books I thought to read but I´ll definitely add that one to my list. Thanks!
This sounds so cool!
This book sounds right up my alley! I will have to check it out! I love that it has illustrations, background info, and quotes!
I haven’t even heard of this book! It sounds so interesting. I love knowing the “real” story about people. Thanks for sharing.
You’re right, there have been a lot of this type of book the last few years, which is great! But trying to decide which ones to spend money on for the library is hard sometimes. I can’t buy all of them, have to get other stuff too. But if you liked this one, I’ll have to bump it up on my to buy list for school. Great review!
I love these kinds of books! I have gotten a few to review and I’m ALWAYS donating them to the school libraries of my kids. I know they need them for reports on people who made a difference and this gives kids an option other than all of the people you think of.
This looks like a fantastic book! Thanks for introducing me to it.
I like it! I am goign to get this one, because with 3 girls in the house this sounds like a great read! Thanks for reviewing it!
There are a few books around that feature prominent people that I want to read! I just don’t know whether or not I would enjoy the format. Do you recommend reading it all in one, or picking up the book in a quiet moment and reading about one woman? I feel like if I read the whole book I’d get bored, or not really take in the information about each woman.
There’s a book coming out later this yea featuring 52 queer figures in history (and now) and I really want to read it! I’d be interested in seeing who the editor picked.
Glad you enjoyed this one, Lauren!
I absolutely love these books aimed at young girls that are empowering and highlighting women who are striving to break that glass ceiling. I wish they were around when I was growing up. Looking forward to checking this out Lauren, wonderful review!
I love the t-shirt! The book sounds amazing too. I love books that are about powerful women.
Glad to know about. I too have a similar taste. Gonna read this for sure.