A groundbreaking addition to the band's endless bibliography that documents how female fans created, cultivated and continue to ensure the band's legacy

Sibbie O'Sullivan, The Washington Post

This much-needed book shows us the mission-critical role of women in transforming four talented and ambitious young men into the Beatles, and the myriad ways the Beatles have, in turn, inspired and transformed the lives of women across three generations ... This book enhances our understanding of the entire phenomenon-how it happened, what it meant, and why it will continue-by showing us three generations of women who heard, saw, felt, and embraced the permission and possibility the Beatles embodied.

Culture Sonar

A Women's History of the Beatles illuminates and stresses that how we tell stories matters, and the positions from which we tell them can affect the narratives that come forth ... [It's] historically minded, drawing on recollections from women whose lives both shaped and were shaped by the band, as well as forward-looking, considering the careers of women in various parts of the globe for whom The Beatles became a starting point for their own life's work.

Louder Than War

[A]ll serious students of Beatles history should add this book to their reading lists. It is engaging and illuminating, shining new light on the underappreciated role that girls and women played in the history and legacy of The Beatles.

Beatlefan Magazine

With A Women's History of the Beatles, Christine Feldman-Barrett has authored arguably the most significant title in Beatles scholarship since Tune In (2013), the first volume in Mark Lewisohn's groundbreaking biographical study of the group. ... A Women's History of the Beatles represents a fundamental, albeit long-neglected aspect of Beatles scholarship that, thanks to Feldman-Barrett's trailblazing work, will be the fount of a host of new inquiries to come.

Kenneth Womack, Rock and Music Studies

Women's history often involves a re-framing of the past, and in the field of popular music, curation, and analysis of the canon has usually been done by men. With this rich study across three generations, Feldman-Barrett shows how over time Beatlemania and Beatles culture has created a space for women's self-reflection, identity formation, and creative experimentation. An exciting contribution to women's history, popular music studies and our understanding of the Beatles.

Lucy O'Brien, author of She Bop: The Definitive History of Women in Popular Music