This is definitely one of my favourite nature reads I've read, and definitely in the top shelf for favourite overall non fiction as well.

This book is very much what it says in the title. Author Lucy Cooke is exploring how the female species has been examined in science, and how male prejudice and cultural norms (particularly that of the Victorian era when Charles Darwin lived) shaped how the scientific world saw the 'passive' female - and how female scientists or 'feminist Darwins' are consistently blowing old, dusty ideas of what being a female means out of the water with amazing new theories, and projects.

I'm not a scientist by any means though I have always had an interest in the natural world. I also love a read that focuses on girl power and feminism, and so this book pretty much ticked all the boxes for me. I also think, most importantly, this book is for every reader - Lucy Cooke doesn't 'dumb' down anything for her readers but at the same time I found the book really understandable, fun and exciting, and I think her tone in writing from being passionate about the subject, self-deprecating at times, but also just good-natured overall works really well for the book.