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Pénélope Bagieu ; English translation by Montana Kane.
291 pages
colour illustrations.
Contents: Clementine Delait, Bearded Lady -- Nzinga, Queen of Ndongo and Matamba -- Margaret Hamilton, Terrifying Actress -- Las Mariposas, Rebel Sisters - Josephina van Gorkum, Obstinate Lover -- Lozen, Warrior and Shaman -- Annette Kellerman, Mermaid -- Delia Akeley, Explorer -- Josephine Baker, Dancer, French Resistance Fighter, Matriarch -- Tove Jansson, Painter, Creator of Trolls -- Agnodice, Gynecologist -- Leymah Gbowee, Social Worker -- Giorgina Reid, Lighthouse Keeper -- Christine Jorgensen, Reluctant Celebrity -- Wu Zetian, Empress -- Temple Grandin, Animal Whisperer -- Sonita Alizadeh, Rapper -- Cheryl Bridges, Athlete -- Therese Clerc, Utopian Realist -- Betty Davis, Singer-Songwriter -- Nellie Bly, Journalist -- The Shaggs, Rock Stars -- Katia Krafft, Volcanologist -- Jesselyn Radack, Lawyer -- Hedy Lamarr, Actress and Inventor -- Naziq al-Abid, Activist Aristocrat -- Frances Glessner Lee, Crime Miniaturist -- Mae Jemison, Astronaut.
Summary: Throughout history and across the globe, one characteristic connects the daring women of Brazen: their indomitable spirit. Against overwhelming adversity, these remarkable women raised their voices and changed history. With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Pénélope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
Translated from the French.