A History of Women in 101 Objects

Praise

“Hirsch provides a rich, subversive take on history. . . . The scope and delicious imaginative leaps of Hirsch’s work, translated from German by Eleanor Updegraff, start to work their magic. I guarantee many readers will be exposed to something new.”―Financial Times

“A reminder, lest we forget, that women are and have always been, whether quietly or vociferously, on the periphery or center stage, the engine, the glue, the inspiration behind it all.”—Gillian Anderson

“An excellent reminder that women have always been there. They may be written out of texts, but the objects they leave behind reveal them in all their complexity. Women who fought, women who worked, women who wielded power and carried agency. Through these 101 objects, you can touch the hands of ancestors and understand the worlds they inhabited.”—Dr. Janina Ramirez, author of Femina

“Quirky [and] idiosyncratic . . . wide-ranging, beautifully presented book.”―Herald Review

“I adored this book! Hirsch’s intimate observational gifts turn that world into a rousing, living record of all that we have wrestled with.”—Olivia Colman

“A fantastic cabinet of curiosities that rethinks the role of women in history. . . . Educational, funny—a joy!”—Leila Slimani

“I love this book. . . . A new feminist history of the world . . . stirring, provocative, and carefully researched.”—Lauren Elkin
 
“An ambitious project, wide in scope, idiosyncratic in approach . . . The power of this book is cumulative; read as a whole it becomes increasingly affecting. At its heart it is about female pain, female bravery, and female creativity.”—Sunday Times

“Hirsch makes an engaging book debut with a feminist chronicle of women’s lives from prehistoric times to the present. . . . Filled with illuminating anecdotes, the collection is as entertaining as it is informative.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)