How long does it take to read For Her Own Good?
150 years of the experts' advice to women
Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English
For Her Own Good by Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English takes about 6 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 46 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1978. 369 pages, about 101,475 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
From the Publisher: A provocative new perspective on female history, the history of American medicine and psychology, and the history of child-rearing unlike any other.
Subjects: History, Maternal and infant welfare, Medical ethics, Mother and child, Social conditions, Women
