About the Book
Containing the histories of over 600 overlooked or disregarded women, Uncredited is a testament to women's perseverance and the recognition they deserve for their accomplishments.
Women's accomplishments across history are showcased as aberrations or surprising facts. Little thought is often given to the reasons why most of our lauded scientists, reporters, sports stars, politicians, and businesspeople all seem to be men.
Uncredited proves that not only have there been hundreds of ground-breaking women in all professions, but that their accomplishments have been overlooked, denigrated, or downright repressed by their male colleagues or historians. Uncredited explores why women have not been properly acknowledged for their accomplishments, both historically and today.
This book combines research and statistics with the stories of more than 600 women, and is both an academic source and a fascinating read. Prepare to be frustrated with the history you've been denied but also inspired by these hidden trailblazers.
About the Author :
Allison Tyra is the creator and manager of Infinite Women, an ever-expanding encyclopedia of women. After reading the stories of tens of thousands of women and wondering why she’d never heard of many of them, she began compiling notes for what would become her debut book, Uncredited. Although most of Allison’s creative projects have been performance-based, Uncredited is a return to her journalistic roots. An American ex-pat, Allison lives in regional Australia with her husband and what he says are far too many cats and she feels are not enough.
Review :
"Allison Trya's vital volume marks impactful strides in shifting centuries-old unconscious bias that permeates our daily lives. This volume stands as a necessary starting-place to begin balancing centuries of uneven understanding on the roles, contributions and advances emanating from generations of remarkable women. Brava!"
“Uncredited by Allison Tyra is an amazing compendium of stories about hundreds of women - left out, ignored, misnamed, erased, mansplained, reframed and uncredited (to name just a few). As a historian of women for over a half century, I was blown away and somewhat ashamed that I had never heard of or read about at least 2/3 of these remarkable actors. Tyra, the creator and manager of Infinite Women, an ever-expanding encyclopedia of women, has given us an extraordinarily documented, theorized, and passionate account of the hows, whens and whys women have been hidden from history…film, medicine, science…you name it. A must!”
“For centuries, women’s contributions to every field of human discovery have been downplayed, underappreciated, erased, or outright stolen. Allison Tyra’s encyclopedic compendium of groundbreaking accomplishments by women who have been unfairly omitted from our shared history fundamentally shifts the balance when it comes to accurately attributing credit where credit is due. Thoroughly researched and written in accessible, engaging prose, Uncredited is an invaluable resource for historians, educators, and anyone seeking a more accurate understanding of the past.”
“Uncredited illustrates the breadth and depth of women’s accomplishments throughout history, but then clearly answers the question ‘Why haven’t I heard of these women before?’ It is essential reference material for anyone who might have doubted women’s accomplishments or assumed that these were only unacknowledged a few times.”
“Uncredited sets the record straight by celebrating the all-too-little known and unheralded accomplishments of women, and makes painfully clear the cost we all pay for having learned a woefully lopsided version of history.”
“Giving credit where it is long overdue, Allison Tyra puts stories of hundreds of women in their proper place, while pointing out the structural blocks that have kept their accomplishments — around the world and through the centuries — from being rightly celebrated.”
"Allison Tyra’s Uncredited is a fascinating examination of how women have long been denied credit for their own work. This book is stunning in its scope, with stories from ancient Greece to the present, and tales of women’s struggles all over the world to get what they deserve. By looking at everything from whose records are seen as worth preserving to double standards to assumptions that wives are just extensions of husbands, Tyra reveals all the ways women have been made invisible, whether by being seen as not believable, unintelligent, untalented, or just too weak to hack it. But you’ll also get a chance to hear the incredible stories of female pirates, empresses, athletes, warriors, scientists, revolutionaries, and entertainers while you’re at it. This book will inspire you – and make you mad enough – to make sure that the women of the past, present, and future get the recognition they deserve for their achievements!"
“Can a book be depressing and uplifting at the same time? As hunters and warriors, as writers, artists, rocket scientists, spies, pirates, sports heroes, explorers, physicians, inventors, monarchs--you name it--women have always been the equals of men, argues Allison Tyra. And they have almost always been overlooked.
In Uncredited, Tyra returns hundreds of such women to the records of history and proves how bias and misogyny have long striven to erase their accomplishments.
Eye-opening and provocative, Uncredited belongs in every library. Every girl should have the chance to read it, to see what her future could bring if she follows her heart, instead of doing what she's told.”
