Review: ‘What Regency Women Did For Us’ by Rachel Knowles

Published by: Pen & Sword 

Publication Date: 5th April 2017

 ISBN: 9781473882249

Price: £10.39

Blurb

Regency women inhabited a very different world from the one in which we live today. Considered intellectually inferior to men, they received little education and had very few rights. This book tells the inspirational stories of twelve women, from very different backgrounds, who overcame often huge obstacles to achieve success. These women were pioneers, philanthropists and entrepreneurs, authors, scientists and actresses women who made an impact on their world and ours. In her debut non-fiction work, popular history blogger Rachel Knowles tells how each of these remarkable ladies helped change the world they lived in and whose legacy is still evident today. Two hundred years later, their stories are still inspirational.

My Review

This book covers the lives of 12 different women, most from the upper and middle classes, who had the time, money and opportunity to make lives for themselves which were out of the ordinary for their times. The book is well-written and easy to read, covering the information available on each of the women and giving the reader some picture of their time and place. Well worth reading, and with plenty of sources and further reading provided,

4/5