“Her Story” reviewed on Entertainment Realm
From its first entry [Virginia Dare, first child born on American soil, 1587] to its last [Drew Gilpin Faust, named first female president of Harvard University, 2007], Her Storycontains an impressive collection…
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“Her Story” reviewed in the Spring 2009 SWE Magazine
This year, during Women’s History Month, read up on the remarkable engineering women who made and are making history; and let book, magazine and Web publishers know that we want more.
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“Her Story” reviewed in the November 2008 Edition of the Online Magazine PRISM
MOTHERS OF INVENTION
The machine that folds paper bags with flat, square bottoms was invented in 1870 by Margaret Knight, only one of more than 850 women featured in a new book, Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America. The 272-page, impressively illustrated book marks women’s achievements in a variety of areas, including technology, academia, politics and sports.
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“Her Story” Reviewed by Women’s Legal History Biography Project, September 3, 2008
New book that is quite a lovely read: Her Story: A Timeline of Women Who Changed America by Charlotte S. Waisman and Jill S. Tietjen (Harper Collins, 2008).
The book is a beautiful, annotated (with text, photographs and illustrations) timeline. The works cited at the back of the book would be an excellent research starting point for any biographer. Also, the index of subjects is subdivided by profession — very handy!
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“Her Story” Reviewed for Suite101.com, July 28, 2008
An excellent documentation of the contributions of 2000 American women from 1580 to 2008, many of whom have not been previously celebrated or recognized.
Among the many things that make Her Story distinctive is the inclusion of hundreds of lesser-known women, including their photographs, from all walks of life that have broken barriers and created paths of noteworthy and inspiring achievement.
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“Her Story” Reviewed for Feminist Review, June 24, 2008
Her Story is a timeline illustrating the accomplishments of American women, beginning in 1587 with the introduction of Virginia Dare and ending in 2007 amid the usual suspects, like Oprah Winfrey, as well as a variety of current female political and industry leaders. The book contains a lot of pictures with a short blurb about each person and occasionally a general relevant fact about a time period – such as The Women’s Peace Party’s founding in 1915. The layout of the book takes some getting used to; the pages seem overly busy at first, but it doesn’t take long for the little snippets of information coupled with terrific photographs to take over the reader’s attention and by the end of the book, it seems a perfect way to display the information.
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“Her Story” Featured in the Summer 2008 National Women’s Hall of Fame Newsletter
This beautiful and comprehensive book chronicles centuries of women’s awesome achievement, and opens with a forward by Madeleine Albright. The illustrated timeline and photographs highlight both well-known and – lesser-known women who have contributed to our country.
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U.Va. Engineer — The Alumni Magazine of the School of Engineering and Applied Science
Honoring Women
Her Story is reviewed in the U.Va. Engineer.
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