How long does it take to read Women & Power?
Women & Power by Mary Beard takes about 2 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 7 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2017. 115 pages, about 31,625 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Two essays connect the past with the present, tracing the history of misogyny to its ancient roots and examining the pitfalls of gender.
Subjects: Social conditions, Women, Sexism, Feminism, Power (Social sciences), History
