Authors love to hear from their readers, and I’m happy to share a few recently published reviews of my biography, Marie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions. Available in bookstores and from online outlets. These four readers all gave the book Five Star ratings – as did 26 others -- on Amazon.
“Five Stars”
“An extraordinary history that belongs in every American history and history of medicine curriculum.”
- Mike
“A great read about a great activist”
“I loved learning of Marie Equi, such a brave and exciting character. Mr. Helquist provides full support for his commentary on her life and relationships. His research feels so solid. I loved reading her intimate lesbian relationships during a time when any inkling of such was so dangerous. I was inspired by her dedication to the rights of the poor and disadvantaged, her fight for access to birth control and family planning and her support for the rights of workers. A lot was crammed into her life and we are fortunate that her life has been told in this very readable book.”
- Carolyn Confer
“But is it good for the nonhistorian?”
“Yes it is. I planned to read it over several days but finished it in two. Equi’s story is compelling from the start, and remains continuously eventful – or so it comes across in Helquist’s straightforward and authoritative telling.”
- David Hathwell
“Must read for radicals in the Pacific Northwest”
“Read this book while travelling from Idaho to Portland. It was amazing to visit the locations that Equi lived. We were even able to find where she whipped her partner’s boss. Highly recommend this book for people interested in radical politics and queer politics, especially in the Pacific Northwest. Although primarily a historical text, it reads like a novel.
- Bob Goise
“Five Stars”
“An extraordinary history that belongs in every American history and history of medicine curriculum.”
- Mike
“A great read about a great activist”
“I loved learning of Marie Equi, such a brave and exciting character. Mr. Helquist provides full support for his commentary on her life and relationships. His research feels so solid. I loved reading her intimate lesbian relationships during a time when any inkling of such was so dangerous. I was inspired by her dedication to the rights of the poor and disadvantaged, her fight for access to birth control and family planning and her support for the rights of workers. A lot was crammed into her life and we are fortunate that her life has been told in this very readable book.”
- Carolyn Confer
“But is it good for the nonhistorian?”
“Yes it is. I planned to read it over several days but finished it in two. Equi’s story is compelling from the start, and remains continuously eventful – or so it comes across in Helquist’s straightforward and authoritative telling.”
- David Hathwell
“Must read for radicals in the Pacific Northwest”
“Read this book while travelling from Idaho to Portland. It was amazing to visit the locations that Equi lived. We were even able to find where she whipped her partner’s boss. Highly recommend this book for people interested in radical politics and queer politics, especially in the Pacific Northwest. Although primarily a historical text, it reads like a novel.
- Bob Goise
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