Who Cooked the Last Supper?

The Women's History of the World

By: Rosalind Miles

Narrated by: Rebecca Gibel

Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

Who Cooked the Last Supper? overturns the phallusy of history and gives voice to the untold history of the world: the contributions of millions of unsung women.

Men dominate history because men write history. There have been many heroes, but no heroines. Here, in Who Cooked the Last Supper?, is the history you never learned - but should have! Without politics or polemics, this brilliant and witty book overturns centuries of preconceptions to restore women to their rightful place at the center of culture, revolution, empire, war, and peace. Spiced with tales of individual women who have shaped civilization, celebrating the work and lives of women around the world, and distinguished by a wealth of research, Who Cooked the Last Supper? redefines our concept of historical reality.

©2001 Rosalind Miles (P)2018 Tantor

Skip the introduction but the rest is worth the read

The Introduction to this book lacked cohesiveness so much that I nearly stopped reading. I’m glad I decided to read it despite the rocky start though because I found it poignant, fascinating, informative and enlightening. I’m giving it four stars because I think the information could have been organized a bit better and the bits about imperialism and racial inequality (as it relates to feminism) were glossed too quickly. Overall though, it was an interesting read.

Inspiring

Miles is knowledgable, passionate and witty in her telling of women's history. This is a vital work of consciousness raising that every woman should read.

Life Changing

So good, it does need a new version though to updated some terminology that has become problematic in recent years.

Essential for women

Complete eye opener to the very real fact that patriarchy is a new concept and not one we need to live by - especially to our own detriment

Herstory

This book will make you feel even prouder of your womanhood and educate you on important herstory! Both the narration and the story telling were excellent!

Everyone should read this book.

Rosalind Miles created a masterpiece with this work. It is well written, easy to engage & digest, and is a keystone reading for social scholars. I will be recommending it and using it as an educational source.

A lot to take in

As a feminist, I wanted to like this a lot more than I did. It was very informative but at times I also felt like it ignored some things to make its point. As for the narration, I think a lot of the tongue-in-cheek humor could have been brought out more... it was a lot to listen to all of the humor read as biting sarcasm, especially since a the material is heavy stuff on its own. This book made me feel sad. We have come a long way, but we're still so far away. (Also, based on the title I got this thinking it was going to be a collection of researched stories on forgotten women throughout history. It is very much not.)

History-his story

We cannot neglect the contributions of women. Our story is of the earth, evolution and should be celebrated and regarded.

I wanted to like it more...

I didn't really have any expectations for this book one way or the other, but I didn't love it. I can't even really put my finger on it - maybe it was the narrator's tone? I enjoyed hearing about prehistoric religions and cultures focused around femininity and it's really eye-opening to zoom out and look at how women have strategically and subtly been removed from places of power over time.

I understand providing an accurate depiction of oppression, but I would warn any who are looking to read this book that there are very graphic depictions of female genital mutilation and rape (something that I wish I would have known going into it).

Overall I'm glad I read it but I'm still on the fence on whether I'd recommend.

Lacks Intellectual Integrity

I was really excited about this read, as a super-feminist myself. But I feel like the author frequently tries to undercut patriarchy by suggesting women are superior and her misses always lack the acknowledgment of the obvious counter point. 3 stars for the history I learned, but not 5 because of the fallacies.