This was a lot better and a lot more inspiring than I was anticipating! Frequently I find lists of historic/important people a bit dull and easy to put down but not so with these women. I especially liked the use of the word “gutsy” as a defining reason why the women were included because that encompasses so many things. While of course the classic pioneers/advocates were mentioned (eg Harriet Tubman, Marie Curie, and Malala Yousafzai) there was a real focus on women who don’t have the spotlight or contributed in smaller but still meaningful ways. I especially liked learning about those I would call “accidental activists,” who were not out trying to run for office or start a huge movement or anything, but they noticed an issue in their community or experienced some type of prejudice themselves and wanted to make a change. That was the most inspiring aspect of the book, the shear number of women that fit into this category, because it felt like, “Well if they could do it, maybe I could too.”