Book Review: A Sisterhood of Secret Ambitions

A SISTERHOOD OF SECRET AMBITIONS

by Sheena Boekweg

The word is suffragists. Suffragists, suffragists, suffragists. I’ve pointed this out in other book reviews and in various conversations and in a developmental edit. So many people get it wrong. In the U. S., the term “suffragette” was derogatory — ridicule from misogynists. In the U. K., the only suffragists who embraced the term were radical militant 20th century suffragists. This book takes place in the U. S.

(I placed this up front because… while it’s great that this book acknowledges suffragists, people need to stop calling them by a term that was a condescending and misogynistic insult for most suffragists.)

Anyway….

The cover art is beautiful! It quickly becomes obvious why the protagonist on the cover holds a piece of paper: the Secret Society has spies and passes messages. Jeepers!

A protagonist who’s not neurotypical and is stout, a diverse cast — I love it!

I really like that Abigail Adams founded the Society. I’m in a feminist Facebook group called Abigail Adams Brigade.

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