Ida's book: "1915 - Da kvinder og tyende blev borgere" by Pia Fris Laneth (Gyldendal, 2015)
This book is about the Danish suffrage movement - it's title in English: "1915 - When women and servants became civilians". I've been reading it on and off since March, and have read embarrassingly little of it so far. I know quite a lot about the English suffrage movement as I wrote my MA thesis on it (its representation on screen, anyway) but I know next to nothing about the Danish effort. So I shall use this challenge number 17, to get to the bottom of it.
Comments:
Halfway point comment: The problem with books that will make you smarter is that they can be hard to get through. I am halfway through this one now, and have read two other fiction books in between - oops! It's not that it's badly written or anything, but sometimes it becomes too much of a trip through history, I think I need a little more structure and a feeling of connectedness between all the characters and events described. I have decided to continue with the book (obviously! I never abandon books), but also to continue with the other challenges alongside this one, as I would otherwise grind to a complete halt, and I can't really not read books. Stand by for further comments when I finish it.
I FINISHED IT!
I decided to give this book a few days, so I could complete it, and move it from my 'reading pile' to it's proper place on my shelf. It picked up in the second half, and the last few chapters were quickly read. It's a great book for the wider perspective on women's suffrage in Denmark, and I have definitelt learned some new things so - mission accomplished!
