The mat is the idea board where the chapter cards and research tokens in play are placed. However, for a limited time, you can use the coupon on the site to save $5! Her Story was designed by Nick Bentley, Danielle Reynolds, and Emerson Matsuuchi and published by Underdog Games, with illustrations by Eunice Adeyi and Cristina Arctor. The game is currently available from the Underdog Games Store on Amazon for $50 a copy. Players take on the role of acclaimed authors who are each writing a book telling the story of remarkable women in history. Her Story is a family-friendly strategy board game for 2-5 players, ages 8 and up, and takes about 30-60 minutes to play. Therefore I am excited to learn about other important women as I play the new tabletop game Her Story. Other female ancestors helped settle the Plymouth Colony, raised her children and ran a farm after her husband died as a soldier fighting in the American Revolution, or raised two young daughters as a widow during the Great Depression. She was only 3 years old at the time! Her mother pulled a handcart along with her children that great distance, suffering during an early winter, to meet up with her husband who had traveled ahead of them. My great-great-grandmother walked over 1,000 miles across the American plains in 1856. As I look at my own family history, I have learned that I am descended from many strong and courageous women. Recently the stories of their lives are coming to light, and many universities (and even some high schools) offer courses in women’s history.

However, there are countless women who played important roles in history. It does not seem like a coincidence that the first three letters in history are “his.” Most history is written by men and about men.

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