re: What are you reading?

'Ladies of Liberty' by Cokie Roberts. Dealing with notable women beginning with Martha Washington.

What I especially like about it is that it focuses not just on the 'famous' women we've all heard and read plenty about, but also on some who worked more behind the scenes and were, thus, not as well known.

I also love to see that political scandals and insanity are not new. The scandals described in this book, and the quotes from some of these women about politicians of the day, opponents of their husbands', etc. are priceless. Apparently, many thought Jefferson was ugly, disheveled and a poor representative of his country. Thus, while we may sometimes think we live in 'the worst of times,' it is not the case. But history does repeat itself!

I do not love that Roberts is becoming more political in her writing and this book has a more feminist flavor than it should, although still subtle enough to make the book palatable.