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Perfect for fans of Kate Beaton, Lena Dunham, and Caitlin Moran, The Trouble with Women is a feminist's brilliant, tongue-in-cheek, hysterical look at women's "issues," "frailties," and "failures" in our not-so-distant history.

Ever noticed that women don't feature much in history books, and wondered why? Then this is the book…

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1 author picked The Trouble with Women as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I could not stop laughing! This is one of the cleverest, funniest books I have ever read. I buy it in batches and gift it to all my friends.

It is a *very sarcastic*, highly illustrated book about women’s history, explaining exactly why women’s brains are quite so tiny and why men with beards are all geniuses.

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