Connected Women shares the stories and success of a number of different women who did good- some more well known than others.

This is a perfect book for anyone, but particularly younger people if you want to give them insight into a whole range of female role models.

I love a good book about empowering women and women who have done great things in the name of feminism. This book did not let me down. I enjoyed the illustrations of the women and their descriptions. Women such as Virginia Wolff and Michelle Obama. Overall, this is great and easy read and I highly recommend!

This book, Connected Women by Kate Hodges, was my 17th book I read this year (2023).

Not only is this an absolutely excellent book to read for women of all ages, but each story was educational and highly inspirational.

There were women from all over the world featured in this book. There were women who I have heard of and some who I have not heard of. There were facts about women I have heard of which I did not know prior to reading this book. It was unlike any other book about women I have ever read before.

This book was quite like a journey through time and space, showing how women from all eras inspired each other and helped the entire world grow and move forward. It was very empowering to see how these women paved the road for other women (and everyone in general).

I loved the illustrations on each page- very colorful and beautiful. I also loved how each page actually showed how the various women featured throughout the book were linked together. Some met each other. Some never did. Some played roles in plays written based on books that others wrote. Some inspired others. Some worked together. But there was always some link to another woman featured in the book.

What I loved and enjoyed most was the amount of impact each woman in this book really had in this world, whether they died or are still living. It made me wonder about my own place in this world and what my legacy will be…

I am so grateful to NetGalley, Kate Hodges (the author) and Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion (the publisher) for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

oh nooo this book was archived before i got the chance to download a copy and read it. it was on my tbr list for women's history month but i completely forgot. anyway still thanks to netgalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this book, though i didn't really get to do it.

A very cool book! I'm sure every woman will love this book. Contains a variety of extraordinary female characters, some of us certainly know the story. However, you will be amazed by the connected women referred to in this book. The illustrations make this book even cooler, they can depict characters and points that match to the characters.

Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for accepting me to read and review this book:)

This is the type of book that would make a marvellous present for my granddaughter, aged 10 months, whose mum is passionate about giving her female role models.

Hodges presents the lives of 84 ground breaking pioneers from Marie Curie to feminist author Virginia Woolf to the game-changing Billie Jean King. Each woman is connected to the next, discovering the women behind the scenes; those who didn’t get the credit for scientific discoveries, sporting achievements or acts of bravery when they were alive.

It's beautifully illustrated and should be in every school and library to remind us of countless women whose achievements would be highly visible had they been men.

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.

I'll be honest I only flicked through this book after I realised it wasn't what I was expecting. I think I was hoping for a deeper look at these women and their connection to history and each other but it felt more like a coffee table book to me. Just something to flick through while waiting.

This is a fun book that showcases brilliant, smart, and capable women throughout history and how they are all connected. It's an interesting and light read. Great for a gift or as a coffee book.

I love the premise for this book and the execution lived up to its promise.
Gorgeous, vibrant illustrations of women you may have heard of (Ada Lovelace), and women you may not know, showing how they are interconnected.
This goes against the tendency to portray notable women as stand-alone exceptions, and I really enjoyed it.

The book, while good, feels a bit misrepresented. I expected to be reading stories that more clearly explains the links and connections across women. Instead, the stories are about an individual woman with some imagery that shows one (or a few) women who were influenced by or influenced her (no further elaboration in those links). Would likely have ranked this higher if I went in with different expectations, but as described, it fell flat.

(NetGalley Review)

While there are many similar books about awe inspiring women, Kate has a subtle yet important difference here of managing to connect these women’s stories together. A comforting read with stunning illustrations, this would make a beautiful gift for any young woman or a great coffee table conversation starter.

I was offered this book as an ARC via NetGalley and found it a fascinating summary of a wide variety of influential women's lives. I felt as though it would suit a YA audience well as the illustrations were lovely (though it there were pages which were difficult to read the text easily as the contrast was not very high with the background) and each profile gave a brief overview of the woman in question. I had heard of a vast majority of the inspiring women here but there were certainly a few that I had never come across before. As someone who has studied Network Science, I did find it interesting that Kate Hodges had searched out links between these women - hence the title. One minor niggle I had was that I found myself wondering why their birthdates were not recorded even if it was as a chronological list at the back as time and place can have a massive impact on the societal expectations upon women. Yes dates of key achievements are listed later on but it would have helped me put the selected women in context in relationship to each other and also made it easier to work out the ages at which they had made their achievements. A good introduction to a wide variety of influential women that I am sure will make people want to go away and read further about those that truly inspire them.

I adored everything about this beautifully illustrated book! I love how Hodges tells the story of many influential women in history AND I love how this does not include just women from history, but also women who are currently making history. The additions of Michelle Obama and Meryl Streep were brilliant, and this is certainly a book that I would recommend and purchase for others as a gift. I enjoyed reading each woman’s story, some stories or facts I did not even know. Well-written and well-executed.