A tiny book that overall has a great thesis but may surprise some readers with its brevity. The title and synopsis oversell what is in fact just a synthesized version of a couple lectures given by Mary Beard. I'm glad I checked this out from the library as it was a fascinating read but would have been grumpy paying the cover price of $16.95 or $9 for the Kindle version.

Basically, Beard argues Western Culture has had thousands of years of practice silencing women, gives multiple examples especially in her wheelhouse (Greek/Roman history), and ties ancient texts to modern examples.

I did really appreciate all of the images, the end notes, and the further reading lists. Also, this checks off the