How long does it take to read Freedom's Daughters?
the unsung heroines of the civil rights movement from 1830 to 1970
Lynne Olson
Freedom's Daughters by Lynne Olson takes about 8 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 28 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2001. 462 pages, about 127,050 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Provides portraits and cameos of over sixty women who were influential in the Civil Rights Movement, and argues that the political activity of women has been the driving force in major reform movements throughout history.
Subjects: History, Biography, Women civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Civil rights, African Americans