I Know a Woman

3.5 Stars.

I really liked the way this book was organized (each subject was connected in someway to the subject preceding her), although some of the connections between subjects were stretches. The interesting way of organizing the book was definitely the stand-out feature. The profiles were short and really only provided brief overviews of each woman's life. I think this book would be enjoyed most by preteens who aren't looking for as much in depth information - I know I would've loved it when I was 10/11.

I loved the idea behind this book. I really liked the connections made between the different woman in history and time.
However, overall to me it doesn't stand out as an adult book. The biographies were 'bite size' and quite simple. I'd love to read a bit more about those important women.
Still, I would buy this book to anyone over 8-10 years old. I like the idea, I like the graphics and overall this is a short and very enjoyable read.

A whimsically illustrated book of badass women. The influence of powerful women to each other was thought provoking. Included are profiles on women such as Hedy Lamarr, Josephine Baker, Michelle Obama, and Virginia Woolf. It would make a cute graduation gift.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy of this ebook in exchange for an unbiased review.

I really liked this book a lot. I like reading short, simple biographies sometimes. For that purpose, it's definitely very good. Also, it allows you the chance to see which ones you're interested, sot hat you can go read more about them rather than all of them.
In addition, one advantage of the book was it's suitable foe a smaller age group around 10 years old too. The graphics are very nice, and the writing is enjoyable.
I would definitely recommend it.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for granting a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

I know A Woman is a book that connects the lives of incredible women throughout history. Featuring women such as Hedy Lamarr, Harriet Tubman and Fanny Mendelssohn, I Know A Woman features women you may know, but women you may not from a diverse range of backgrounds that makes for a such a good read.

Each page has a short biography of each woman, telling us what each one did but also the women they worked or associated with, which then connects us to the next page of the book - it’s a book that makes you curious and then feeds it as we see each woman connecting to another throughout the book in sheer brilliance from the start.

Accompanying these words is the work of Sarah Papworth. Papworth really brings, with her art these women back to life throughout this I Know A Woman. Her artwork for women such as Amy Johnson, Anita Garibaldi and Chien Shiung-Wu are just three of the pages I remember standing out, however this book is filled with stunning images of incredible women through the ages.

I am here for picture books for adults, and this one is going to start my collection.

An enjoyable read that focuses on the achievments of many great women throughout history. Books such as this (Great Women who Changed the World and Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls) are really rising in popularity lately and I can imagine this book amongst them.

This is a really beautiful and informative book. It is a compendium of inspirational women throughout history, each story is accompanied by a beautiful illustration. The illustrations are amazing as there are little Easter eggs about the women in question hidden in them. The book attempts to create a flow between the stories and each subsequent women is linked to the previous one. Some of the links feel rather forced and the last paragraph of each story is a rush to shoehorn another woman in so she can be the next one to have her story told. Also, it can also make the book seem repetitive as there are several women who are very similar that follow each other and it would have been better if they were spread out across the book. Overall, this was a brilliant read and I learned about some amazing women through history and got to see some beautiful art.

Phenomenal. Recommend to people of all ages. Fascinating collection of women.

This type of book has been more and more common lately and it's refreshing to see more material about female historical figures. This particular entry features a lot of well-known figures in big, bright, colorful illustrations. The summaries of these figures are on the shorter side, and they could use a more diverse selection, but this would make a good book for a children's or YA selection for a personal or public library.

This was an interesting read. Packed full of inspirational women, their stories, and their impact on history

This was a lovely collection of mini bios of inspiring women from all generations, all over the world. Each mini bio comes with a stunning illustration, which in my honest opinion was the highlight of this book. Those illustrations were simply amazing. An important, and colourful book. Perfect for all readers. ♥️

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this! I think it's a wonderful addition to the new cadre of these sorts of books: beautifully illustrated, short biographies just right for reading aloud with younger children. I'll be purchasing a copy to add to my personal library!

Thank you to Quatro Publishing, Kate Hodges and NetGalley for an ARC of the book.

I am enjoying dipping in and out of this beautiful book, reading about all these inspiring women. This is a perfect gift to give growing (and grown) girls. The illlustrations are wonderful and it is a pleasure to pick this book up regularly. I am enjoying reading about females I know a little about and also those who until now I have not encountered.

This is a book that would be more enjoyable to read in hard copy, to really savour each page.

Enjoying "I Know a Woman" by Kate Hodges with artist Julie Van Grol's "Badass Babe Workbook" is a perfect match. Badass Babe peeks the reader's strong woman and inner Badass Babe in the most creative way: art! The exercises coupled with the added sections of inspiration from trailblazing women ushers right into Hodges' "I Know A Woman". It meets Hodges goal of "creating a gigantic web of womanhood which celebrates the relationships between the world’s most inspirational women". It is then enhanced as the reader complete's Grol's guide, working through the art exercises to celebrate her own.

This is a book that I requested to read and review when I saw it because of its description. It is a collection of bite sized versions of the life stories of women who left their mark. 

The foreword was very well written (I have to mention it just because it set the atmosphere for the rest of the reading). It has a drawing of each woman beside the story and that too makes for good reading. It has never been easy for women to get a point across, in some ways that situation has become better (on the whole). In my culture, or at least in my home growing up, we were encouraged to think that we could achieve anything we set our mind to (and work hard), it would have helped to have such a collection to drive home the point. Considering the nature of some of the content, I would not recommend it for very young kids but teenagers and above would find this an interesting way to spend some time.

The only problem I had with the narration was that the women were all connected by some distance of separation but at times, this connection seemed tenuous at best. It was a fun way to jump through time and country and type of achievement, but initially it bothered me a lot!

It is not a book to be read in one sitting, and would make for a very lively discussion.

It seems that book about famous people, and especially women (which is awesome), are becoming quite popular. But, as with every trend, these books tend to be a bit too similar or bland. I am happy to say that this is not the case with I Know A Woman!

The writing in this book is really good and it makes you really interested even in those women you already know all about! The art is so colorful and distinct, yet in the same style, for every women presented. I absolutely loved the historical context that was given for every women discussed in the book and how the connections between the women in the book or emphasized. They inspired each other and more often than not they worked together.

This makes a great book to introduce awesome role-models to little girls (although there is some talk about sex and affairs, and while I am okay with that, I am not sure this is the case for all the parents out there), but it's also a good book for adults despite the bite-size piece of biography you get. This book might spark a passion for a certain woman that you might pick up their biography or check out their works - especially if they are writers or painters.

And I know this might be a highlight for myself only, but I loved how many female pilots were presented in this book!!

I got this book as a gift for my birthday and it is gorgeous. Fun, fabulous and fact-filled. A really good present and good read.

This was a nice read, however, I felt that some of the connections were quite stretched. While this was informative and had lovely illustrations and I enjoyed it, it didn't stand out to me. That said, I feel it would be a good present.

"Behind every great woman is ... another woman"
A very enjoyable read, I give it 3 solid stars
perfect for bedtime story reading for young boys and young girls
so that they can know more about female role models

I love all of the wonderful, educational stories going on here!
This is great for young girls wanting inspiration!