Review: Hooray for Strong Women of Bygone Eras
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 6, 2014
Written about an era when wealthy Southern belles were expected to act ‘lady-like ’and marry within their station to their parent’s choice of mate, Miss Merriweather tries to rebel. Her father foils most of the young woman’s plans.Finally she meets an acceptable man. Will he let her be herself and live a full life? Or will they clash, both independent and strong willed. The story tells the consequences of her choice and how she became who she really wanted to be.Miss Merriweather’s story helps today’s women see how far they’ve come in being full citizens of their world, with the freedoms and choices we enjoy today.