Readers learn about Margaret Hamilton, who was Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz Las Mariposas, revolutionary sisters in the Dominican Republic mid-to-late 1800s warrior and shaman Lozen entertainer and swimsuit innovator Annette Kellerman painter and Moomin creator Tove Jansson Liberian social worker Laymah Gbowee Christine Jorgensen, one of the first Americans to undergo gender confirmation surgery Temple Grandin, autism spokesperson and animal behavior specialist Afghanistan-born rapper Sonita Alizadeh singer Betty Davis rock group The Shaggs crime miniaturist Frances Glessner Lee, and many others.

Bagieu writes about Clementine Delait, who in the early 1900s, became rich and famous as a bar owner/tender and cafe owner, and also because of her beard (in the illustrations, Delait repeatedly irritatedly asks people, “What is wrong with you?” when they ask to touch it or suggest she join a circus). In fact, I should probably be embarrassed to say, I hadn’t ever heard of a fair number of these women. connects the daring women of Brazen : their indomitable spirit. The women profiled in this collection go beyond the usual people we find in books like this. Buy a used copy of Brazen : Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World book by Pnlope Bagieu. She is a bestselling graphic novel author, and her editorial illustrations have appeared all over the French media. If you are a Kate Beaton fan, you’ll be into these comics. Pnlope Bagieu was born in Paris in 1982 to Corsican and Basque parents. Each biography runs 3-7 pages and Bagieu infuses her characters and conversations with so much humor and life. She blogs, drums in a rock band, and watches lots of nature shows. She is a bestselling graphic novel author and her editorial illustrations have appeared all over the French media. This 300+ page volume is filled with charming, lovely, vibrant art that brings to life the biographies of 29 women throughout history. Pnlope Bagieu was born in Paris in 1982, to Corsican and Basque parents.

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