The information in this book was amazing and I am so pleased that the author has brought the story of these ordinary women to life. It brings to the forefront stories of those who are normally forgotten and overlooked by history. I would give 5 stars for content.

Unfortunately, I personally did not like the narrative structure. I found the combined narrative with interspersed historical clarification to be a bit clunky. It felt like the author ware going for a fiction-style narration so that the reader could emotionally relate to these women but the non-fiction points really interrupted that for me. This is what brought down my rating - maybe you won't be bothered by it!