Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World (Women in History Book, Bo

Product Description

Looking for coffee table books that do more than look great on your table? Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World, delivers on both counts. Featuring 100 women who made history, it's a book you can be proud to display in your home.

Aphra Behn, first female professional writer. Sojourner Truth, women's rights activist and abolitionist. Ada Lovelace, first computer programmer. Marie Curie, first woman to win the Nobel Prize. Joan Jett, godmother of punk. The 100 revolutionary women highlighted in this gorgeously illustrated book were bad in the best sense of the word: they challenged the status quo and changed the rules for all who followed. From pirates to artists, warriors, daredevils, women in science, activists, and spies, the accomplishments of these incredible women who dared to push boundaries vary as much as the eras and places in which they effected change. Featuring bold watercolor portraits and illuminating essays by Ann Shen, Bad Girls Throughout History is a distinctive, gift worthy tribute to rebel girls everywhere.

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• Aphra Behn first female professional writer.|Sojourner Truth women's rights activist and abolitionist.|Ada Lovelace first computer programmer.|Marie Curie first woman to win the Nobel Prize.|Joan Jett godmother of punk.

Top Reviews

Beautifully illustrated and pithy bios of amazing women
by Ann V (5 out of 5 stars)
September 8, 2016

A beautiful hardcover book that has brief bios of 100 remarkable women - it's not an exhaustive list, but a great way to whet your appetite to learn more about some fantastic women who've made an impact on history. I learned of many women for the first time through Ann's book (like Mata Hari - what an incredible story!) and had no idea Josephine Baker was a spy! I can't wait to dig into their stories on my own. The illustrations are also delightful - wish there was an option to include the prints of the illustrations so I can frame them! :P

I've already shown this to many friends, especially those who have young daughters and can't wait to share with more friends the amazing stories of these remarkable women.
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Best mother's day gift EVER.
by Ashia of Books For Littles (5 out of 5 stars)
April 5, 2017

I got a copy of this book while reviewing children's books for Women's History month.

It's definitely not for young children (so deliciously bloody!), but I'll pull it down from the shelves once my boys are clsoer to 10-12ish (not sure, they're only preschoolers now). Most importantly - they MUST read books like this on influential women in history because how else are we going to break the glass ceiling if our son's aren't helping?

I'm buying a copy for my mom for mother's day and asking for a copy of this for my birthday. I LOVE this book about kick-ass, name-taking, tough and ruthless women throughout history. Whenever anyone makes the old argument of why we don't feature more women in history because 'not enough women did anything imporant' - grab this nice heavy book and beat them soundly about the face and neck with it.
And then behead them and seize their land, because THAT IS HOW BAD GIRLS DO.
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This Book is Pretty... Shallow.
by BookNerd (2 out of 5 stars)
April 5, 2019

On the positive side-there are beautiful illustrations.

On the negative side-there are only ELEVEN black women, plus only TEN women of color (I counted Cleopatra, Malala, Selena, Anna May Wong, Ching Shih, Khutulun, and a few others). So what is the point of this book when 80% of its heroes are white women? To showcase how great/accomplished/awesome/talented these white women are compared to only a few of their sisters of color? (Please note: I am speaking as a white woman).

I also have a bone to pick with the book's title: "Bad" Girls. Why are they "bad"? Are they bad because they are accomplished, courageous, talented, proactive, feminist, rule-breakers, etc. females? Maybe "Badass" would be more appropriate or any other word with similar meaning.

P.S. Why is Tina Fey and Joan Jett are in this list? Because they are successful entertainers? But, there thousands of others.
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Sanitaized History if Problematic White Women
by Claire Draper (1 out of 5 stars)
May 6, 2018

This book is misleading and blatantly ignores controversial parts of these women's histories. The section on Margaret Sanger blatantly ignores the fact that she is controversial because she was racist. The book says she's a controversial figure but not why and misleads you to think it's because she was a pioneer in birth control because it was taboo at the time, not because she was an advocate for birth control and was big on eugenics and not wanting "lower races" to reproduce. The inaccuracy and misinformation of this page makes me question the historical accuracy of everyone else's stories.

It's also largely white, cis, straight stories being told.
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Beautiful, wonderful, but NOT FOR KIDS
by Colleen (4 out of 5 stars)
March 8, 2017

I got this for a 9 year old thinking it would be perfect. I flipped through the pages and as everyone else has stated it is beautiful! However, I did not find it age appropriate. Firstly it would be a difficult read, its written eloquently. It has mild curse words (bada*s, pis*ed off). And despite being a very sex positive household I felt some of the themes were too much for 12 and younger (rape, abortion, multiple affairs/sexual relationships, using sex to manipulate) lastly some of the stories are just violent and mention dismemberment, torture, etc. As an adult, I think the book was fantastic, but I would not recommend it as a book for a child, if not for any other reason than it's written for an adult reading level.
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History has never been more fun or inspiring!
by eileen chai (5 out of 5 stars)
September 6, 2016

Full of beautiful artwork featuring 100 rule-breaking, precedent-setting women, this delightful volume is not only the perfect coffee table accent (all the pretty pictures!) but it's a brilliant and inspiring read to boot. The depictions are very stunning, and the write ups that accompany each illustration are jammed with useful tidbits of information. Who knew a history lesson could be so much fun?
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Love it!
by Estefania (5 out of 5 stars)
September 8, 2016

This is a beautifully illustrated book that is great for anyone. It introduces inspiring, diverse women in a way that is accessible to most age groups.When reading this book, I found myself googling and further researching many of the women mentioned, I was that inspired! I already bought another copy for my girlfriend and she also loves it.
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Impressive Bad Girls!!
by Fuad R Qubein (4 out of 5 stars)
September 10, 2017

This book is about bad girls. "Bad Girls" is an attractive title that would lure many readers - parents, girls, teachers, and several others. But looking at the fine print we find the title in contradiction to the content. The author, Ann Shen, does not mean "bad" in the sense of naughty or mischievous, but refers rather to those who challenge or disobey the rules or the social norms. She presents a list of 100 girls (women) of various backgrounds with a brief description of their achievements and how they overcame insurmountable problems to achieve their goals. These achievements span a broad spectrum of activities including art, science, politics, sports, music, legal issues as well as cultural problems.

The author proudly points out that she interviewed or researched everyone on the list. The idea is to give the reader a synopsis of their background and career to whet the reader's appetite so as to pursue the subject for further details, if interested. Many on the list of 100 are famous and familiar to most of us, like Joan of Arc, Catherine the Great, Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie, Margaret Thatcher, Martha Graham and several others.

While it is enjoyable to refresh our memories about the famous women we already know, many of the others on the list are equally intriguing . For example, how many of us are familiar with Princess Khutulun (1260-1306). She was the great-great-granddaughter of Genghis Khan. She became a legend among the nomadic Mongol tribes as an undefeated wrestler of suitors who wanted to marry her. She bet with every suitor on 100 horses if they lost. Since no one was able to beat her she collected huge sums of money. She later rode into battle with her father, Khaidu, and they always won. Since she never lost, her tribe believed she was blessed by the heavens and was considered almost sacred.

What prompts an author to write a book about the achievements of 100 famous women? If nothing else, perhaps at least to provide this book as a testimonial to the amazing things women have achieved throughout the centuries under insurmountable obstacles. We tend to forget the past; but there were times when women were not allowed to be teachers, professors, authors, athletes, doctors, lawyers, engineers, architects, soldiers and many other professions. Marie Curie was denied a science teaching position at her home university in Poland because she was a woman. Jane Austen was reluctant to declare her name on her books because of her gender. Evidence is abundant. Today, more than ever before, women have access to almost everything. Is it an exaggeration to say they are spoiled for choice, just like men? But who deserves the gratitude other than those daring groups of women (and others like them) who courageously paved all the roads for them?

FR Qubein
Sept. 2017
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Kick ass book
by inflightradio (5 out of 5 stars)
March 19, 2017

This book is fabulous! I picked it up in honor of International Women's Day, loving that I would be supporting a WOC in its purchase, and it has not disappointed. Fun and colorful, I've been both pleasantly and annoyingly surprised (thanks to the sad state of education leading to this) to find that I only recognize only about 25% of the women included in this book, making it the perfect learning piece for me.

I will echo others in saying that font of the descriptions is a bit small and that some of the stories felt like they could be expanded on, but I think overall that it is the perfect book for women both young and old.
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Interesting Content But Very Small Print
by Sockosim (3 out of 5 stars)
November 17, 2016

Instead of the huge wide margins, it would have been nice if they had used a font in a readable size. It wasn't to save space that the print was so tiny because most of the stories did not cover the page allotted. Charming illustrations and a good variety of choices of "bad girls". It is too bad they did not do a better job formatting it.

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