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Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World Kindle Edition

by Ann Shen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 3,235 ratings
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Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World delivers a empowering book for women and girls of all ages, featuring 100 women who made history and made their mark on the world, it's a best-selling book you can be proud to display in your home.

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. Explored in this history book, include:

• 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.

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.

A lovely gift for teen girls, stories to share with a young girl at bedtime, or a book to display on a coffee table, everyone will enjoy learning about and celebrating the accomplishments of these phenomenal women.
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  1. You are never too old, too small, or too late to live the life you’re meant to lead. Especially if it means rewriting the rules to do it.
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  2. “I have not raised the dead, but I have awakened the living . . . the general effect of attempting things beyond us, even though we fail, is to enlarge and liberalize the mind.”
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  3. “All women together, ought to let flowers fall upon the grave of Aphra Behn . . . for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.”
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Bad Girls Throughout History

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Ann Shen is an illustrator and graphic designer whose bright, colorful style has been put to work all over the world. She is the author of the spring 2018 book Legendary Ladies. She lives in Los Angeles.

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More from Ann Shen: 20 notecards + envelopes featuring 10 iconic illustrations from Bad Girls Through History Featuring 50 iconic illustrations, this 192-page flexi-bound journal is a perfect gift for thoughtful bad girls everywhere Featuring women who changed the world, this engagement calendar inspires women to be their baddest selves while organizing their year in style A lushly illustrated book of goddesses from around the world with enlightening essays that explore the feminine divine and encourage readers to empower themselves

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Ann Shen is an illustrator and graphic designer whose bright, colorful style has been put to work all over the world. She lives in Los Angeles.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01FRRX7W8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books LLC; 1st edition (September 6, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 6, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 46757 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 307 pages
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Ann Shen is an illustrator, author, and designer whose bright, colorful style has been put to work around the world. She has worked with a variety of clients, including the New York Times, Disney, Facebook, Bust, HarperCollins, Papyrus, and Chronicle Books, among many others. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their small menagerie of animals.

You can find more of her work by visiting www.ann-shen.com or by following her adventures on Instagram @anndanger.

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Beautifully illustrated and pithy bios of amazing women
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Beautifully illustrated and pithy bios of amazing women
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! :PI'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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LissaGK
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to inspire young women
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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I love the premise of the book along with the illustrations and the way it was written. I can’t wait to give it to my granddaughters.
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Mariah V.
5.0 out of 5 stars Probably not suitable for young girls!
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024
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I regretfully sent this book to my 11 year old niece as a gift without reading it myself first. The reviews would have you believe that is a perfectly reasonable decision. I have since ordered one for myself and realized that I may have made a mistake—the content of the stories, (while amusing and well written), includes descriptions of violence, rape, and gore. Yeah, probably not the best gift for an 11 year old…but good for these women of history?!
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KRISTA R. MENDOZA
5.0 out of 5 stars Women Empowerment Revolutionized
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2023
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 I have bought 3 of these books for my 2 sisters, 1 for my sister in law and I’m still buying 2 more and it’s on the way 1, for my best friend since grade school and 1 for my coworker! I enjoyed looking and read a couple of pages myself. This a Wonderful book to inspire and motivate including encouraging Women’s Empowerment!
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Lori Paszek
5.0 out of 5 stars A book to inspire women to be strong, courageous, to live their lives being their best selves
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2023
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This is a great read, on the power of woman, ages ago. How they recognized their own worth, and let no one stop them from from being who they are. We own these women of past history a huge thank you.

They took charge of their own lives, against all odds , plunging through the control of men in power.
They are to be admired, to be appreciated for the value they placed upon themselves, in a world then, that did everything to hold them back.
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Dannan Tavona
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice starter collection
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2019
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Perfect for young girls or women learning about their potential from other trail blazers. I personally wouldn't have included Steinam, as a little digging shows she helped derail the feminist movement, redirecting the ideal into the female version of the corporate CEO, and has the dubious distinction of winning a CIA-funded literary award that only had one recipient -- her, and was solely to give her literary cred earned while being an operative in Europe spying on other feminists. Troubling, too, the women warriors were further back in time but no newer ones, subtly conveying the idea that women USED to fight but don't anymore. Fashion and entertainment are modern role models.

No doubt the selection list was tough. Other notable women readily spring to mind. Tomoe Gozen, arguably the greatest samurai warrior ever. Roasalind Franklin, whose X-ray work helped solve the DNA puzzle for Watson and Crick (Watson admitted that had she had a partner, she would likely have cracked the DNA structure before them). Deborah Sampson, the only woman to earn a soldier's pension for combat wounds earned during the Revolutionary War. Lyudmila Pavlichenko and Rose Shanina - 2 out of thousands of WW2 Soviet women snipers. The Night Witches (all female pilots in biplanes that terrorized the German troops). Sally Ride and Valentina Tereshkova were a given, but what about Christa McAuliffe and Judy Resnick of Challenger STS51 or Laurel Wood and Kalpana Chawla (Columbia STS107). La Maupin (Julie D'aubigney) -- fencer, duelist, and opera singer during the musketeer era! Commodore Grace Hopper. Queen Christina of Sweden. Lori Piestewa (Gulf War 1). Apache warrior Lozen. Frida Kahlo. Kathy Long and Cindy Rothrock - 1980s pioneer action film stars and martial arts champions. Mother Jones. This collection is only a starting point, but a decent one and it's accessible to young readers.
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Deborah
5.0 out of 5 stars Gift for my Granddaughter
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023
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Arrived when I was told it would arrive and in good order. Thank you
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JH
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible work of art!
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2016
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I originally ordered this book prior to its release. When it finally shipped, I ran home after work to find this beautiful gem. I am amazed every time I glance at it, or open the pages, to see its quality. The images and illustrations are a marvel all on their own. Then, you add stories of women who have been "bad" in their own right. Of course, not bad to say they necessarily committed crimes, but "bad" as to say they maybe ruffled some feathers. I started my very own "Bad Girls Book Club" with this book as our first read. At first, it began as a meeting of me and my two dogs (both females), while I read to them. Yes, I sound crazy, but I loved reading out loud. Slowly, we are gaining members and their pets (we don't discriminate on kind of pet). The book has helped me unite ties within myself, and other women. I am hoping to keep this book long enough to read to my very own child. Hopefully, they will be inspired to be "bad".
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for your girlfriends!
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2023
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Everyone I gave this to at Xmas loved it!
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Juan Francisco
5.0 out of 5 stars Me gusto
Reviewed in Mexico on December 22, 2023
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Es fácil de leer. Una historia corta si te mujeres muy interesantes.
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Emily Pluto
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, not all stories are great for little girls though
Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2022
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I love this book, I wish I had read reviews beforing buying it as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend's five year old daughter though! I made the mistake of not reading through it thoroughly before gifting it. Fortunately, when we read it for the first time last night, she didn't pick anything too adult. Her dad and I went through it afterwards and decided we would just seal the edges of some pages together so she doesn't come across any adult content on her own but so we can still break the seal for when she is older and we can discuss those topics with her then. For others where there is a brief mention of sexuality for example, we've just decided to skip over those parts when reading or will reframe those sentences in a more age appropriate way should she notice us skipping it or when she is able to read those parts herself.

But overall, I am very impressed with this book and my step daughter loved it, even if most of what I read went over her head. She kept asking me to read one more, over and over until her dad was like "no, it's already way past bedtime." He was pretty stoked I got her this book too as it will encourage great discussions as she grows.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Super
Reviewed in France on June 7, 2023
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Super pour en apprendre d’avantage sur les figures féministes
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5.0 out of 5 stars good purchase
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2021
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Bought for a friend as a gift. The illustrations are lovely and the interesting backgrounds about them are great. My friend said it was a really cool gift and she's been really enjoying reading about a new girl everyday
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5.0 out of 5 stars Se hizo esperar pero mereció la pena
Reviewed in Spain on November 6, 2019
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Aunque tardo más de un mes en llegar valió la pena. Excelente libro para todas las edades!
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