lorelei's Reviews > Unbecoming a Lady: The Forgotten Sluts and Shrews Who Shaped America

Some interesting stories but I think this review summarizes my thoughts

“Some of the women here were pioneers AND terrible people, and that doesn't mean we should re-frame their bad traits as super quirky. On the contrary: We should take them seriously as complex beings, and saying, haha, she severely neglected her children, haha, she was a ruthless capitalist, is not doing the trick.
The world isn't ready to face flawed women, so we try to render them harmless.”