Life Lessons from Historical Women

De: Eleanor Morton

Narrado por: Eleanor Morton

'Eleanor is annoyingly clever & maddeningly funny as this book proves. She may have to be destroyed.' -Dawn French

Take a tour of the past and uncover stories of the women whose lives and achievements have shaped our modern world. In Life Lessons from Historical Women, Eleanor Morton celebrates the ordinary women whose decisions and accomplishments in their everyday lives resonate with us today.

Taking inspiration from the thriving self-help genre, Morton reasons that the greatest lessons can be taken from the female forebears who have come before - women whose actions inspire purpose, creativity and rebellion... without a side of pseudo psychology and judgement...

Covering the full gamut of the female experience, and women from all corners of history and the globe, Life Lessons from Historical Women includes chapters on 'How To Thrive' with Judith Kerr, 'Think Like an Entrepreneur' with Mary Seacole, and 'How Not to Give a Fuck' with the famous suffragette martyr Emily Davison.

Whether it's what we can learn from the first woman to summit Everest or the trailblazing ladies who confirm that pockets have always been must-have in women's clothing, Eleanor writes with humour and a sincere respect for our history, and imparts valuable lessons for the modern female.©2024 Eleanor Morton (P)2024 Orion Publishing Group Limited

Reseñas de la Crítica

Eleanor knows loads about history, and she's really funny, so I consider her an existential threat to my career. I will not rest until this fantastic book is banned! (Greg Jenner, public historian, host & creator of You’re Dead To Me)

Learned a lot

I really enjoyed this book and Eleanor's performance. I learned a lot about many interesting women of history.

Quality research and humor

A well written joy to read. Or to listen. Highly recommend. Looking forward to the next book.

Excellent choice of people

Morton picked a good group of people to cover, all interesting, some new to me, and I learned something new about the ones I knew.