BOOK REVIEW: Connected Women by Kate Hodges

 I received this book for free from Netgalley. That did not influence this review.

Connected Women by Kate Hodges is a clever illustrated collection of mini-biographies of ~ 85 inspiring women from the nineteenth through the twenty-first centuries. Each biography is a page long with a colorful illustration.

The women succeed in many different ways, from aviation to politics to all forms of the arts. Each woman is connected to the one presented before her and after her, either through friendship, inspiration, or some sort of support. For some, the connections are obvious. Others are more subtle. But the book does a good job of showing the network that connects the women.

Although brief and therefore skimming the surfaces of the lives of these extraordinary women, the capsule summaries nevertheless provide enough detail to stimulate interest in finding out more. 

The book is probably best read a little at a time, rather than all at once, so that the names and biographies don’t blur into one another. This would make a lovely gift book for a graduate.