![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If asked for the name of a significant woman in history, most people would probably mention Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth I, Marie Antoinette, or Madame Marie Currie. Women’s significant achievements are often unknown and there is frequently little historical recognition which is reflected in the book’s title, “A Woman of No Importance.” It also brings to light the tendency to ignore women and their significant contributions to many fields of knowledge, innovation, research and service. The title of this book reveals a lack of recognition of one woman’s considerable participation in the Allied war effort in WWII. This month, Champlain Library’s Non-Fiction Book Club read A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell. ![]()
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