What’s Her Name

Amazing book with lots of interesting facts about women that I did not know. Really enjoyed learning more and it's told in such a easy way. Would recommend.

From the Venus figures found from the Stone Age, to various women from the Pythia to Ancient Egyptian females, this book is full of stories about women I have never heard of and is a wonderful and scholarly work , spanning continents and timeliness, mixing theories with mythology. I am very impressed by the work. Highly recommended.

This book is special as is the project that it represents.
The book shows progress so far in mining into the hidden histories that the rulers of the past have not wanted us to know about.
The stories all centre on women, usually remarkable women.
The book leans heavily on the What's Her name podcast, but stands on its own as the state of play at this particular point of time.
I wish the whole project every success and thank everyone involved for opening my eyes to even more tall tales told by the powers that be.

I kindly received an ARC of this book by the publisher.
This was a great & informative book. I loved the language used as the author showed connection with the reader by involving them but also informing them.
The book explores various women from all around the world and in chronological order. I definitely learned something new.
Overall, a book I would recommend to anyone as I feel as though this caters to children but also teenagers & adults. It would be good if they had this in school libraries.

Easy to read, but packed with fascinating information, "What's Her Name" is a whistle stop tour through human history focusing on the woman that made it. From the earliest of civilisations, through empire building and enlightenment to the Atomic Age, Nelson and Meikle relate the tales of 80 women and the incredible impact they had on the world around them. There is great representation from a variety of cultures and some really interesting historical questions to ponder. Highly recommended.