It’s an accessible and informative read that raises awareness and sparks curiosity.
NetGalley, Lindsay Conn
It’s an accessible and informative read that raises awareness and sparks curiosity.
NetGalley, Lindsay Conn
I really loved reading this and seeing the women writers before me and how their stories have inspired me to be a writer. Being a woman writer is powerful and reading these stories is something I greatly loved and can't wait to explore more of the works from the authors I knew but most importantly the authors I haven't read from the ones spoken about in this book.
NetGalley, Emma Lynn
I really loved reading this and seeing the women writers before me and how their stories have inspired me to be a writer. Being a woman writer is powerful and reading these stories is something I greatly loved and can't wait to explore more of the works from the authors I knew but most importantly the authors I haven't read from the ones spoken about in this book.
NetGalley, Emma Lynn
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
Rebecca Strong lived to be 100. She nursed with Florence Nightingale and was the first nurse to take a temperature and get reprimanded by a doctor for doing so. However, she pioneered the training of nurses in hospitals, which helped standardize and improve training. This is a very interesting biography of a nurse who is not as well known as others but made a significant contribution to professional standards. It's well-written and an enjoyable read.
NetGalley, Rachael Rowe
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
Rebecca Strong lived to be 100. She nursed with Florence Nightingale and was the first nurse to take a temperature and get reprimanded by a doctor for doing so. However, she pioneered the training of nurses in hospitals, which helped standardize and improve training. This is a very interesting biography of a nurse who is not as well known as others but made a significant contribution to professional standards. It's well-written and an enjoyable read.
NetGalley, Rachael Rowe
Really interesting read about a subject I had no idea about. Easy to read and feel like I've learnt a lot. Normally don't read Non Fiction, but surprised how quickly I read this one.
NetGalley, Joanne Pollard
Really interesting read about a subject I had no idea about. Easy to read and feel like I've learnt a lot. Normally don't read Non Fiction, but surprised how quickly I read this one.
NetGalley, Joanne Pollard
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars ‘These resolute medical women would become renowned internationally as the Edinburgh Seven.’ I did not expect to love this as much as I did! It was truly fascinating. I am forever grateful that I was able to go to school and college and learn without being judged, picked on or faced with difficult challenges due to being female. It was inspiring to read about these ladies especially with it being set in edinburgh (my home town) ‘From the early thirteenth century until 1870, women were, in effect, controlled in every respect by their husbands.’ I’m also graceful for the century I was born in! But even to this day, it is difficult for some women and girls to get an education, work and make their own choices. ‘Such sentiments, namely that women should not lead in society as God had designed them to ‘obey’ were defiantly part of the problem for the Seven.’ Oh my goodness! This boils my blood. A must read if you want to be inspired.
NetGalley, Georgi B
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars ‘These resolute medical women would become renowned internationally as the Edinburgh Seven.’ I did not expect to love this as much as I did! It was truly fascinating. I am forever grateful that I was able to go to school and college and learn without being judged, picked on or faced with difficult challenges due to being female. It was inspiring to read about these ladies especially with it being set in edinburgh (my home town) ‘From the early thirteenth century until 1870, women were, in effect, controlled in every respect by their husbands.’ I’m also graceful for the century I was born in! But even to this day, it is difficult for some women and girls to get an education, work and make their own choices. ‘Such sentiments, namely that women should not lead in society as God had designed them to ‘obey’ were defiantly part of the problem for the Seven.’ Oh my goodness! This boils my blood. A must read if you want to be inspired.
NetGalley, Georgi B
