April 4, 2025
Review of...Women and Adversity – Honoring 23 Black Women by Jo Ann A. Mathews
After having read Women and Adversity – Saluting 23 Faithful Suffragists, I downloaded Honoring 23 Black Women and read it in a couple of hours. It’s a fast read, plus I couldn’t put it down, reading about one remarkable African American woman to the next and the next, all the way to the end. Some names are recognizable. Others are obscure. Some have impressive accomplishments in math, science, literature, the arts and so much more. Others are amazing for their ability to overcome great difficulties. All are worth knowing. Mathews’ writes with profound brevity, providing just enough information to make the reader pause in awe…and want more.