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Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
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Nominee for Best Graphic Novels & Comics (2018)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 one-of-a-kind 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.
With her one-of-a-kind 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.
296 pages, Paperback
First published March 6, 2018
About the author
Pénélope Bagieu
83 books843 followersPénélope Bagieu, (born 22 January 1982 Paris), is a French illustrator and comic designer. She became known for her comic blog My quite fascinating life.
Penelope Bagieu graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economic and Social studies, she spent a year at ESAT Paris, then at the National School of Decorative Arts in Paris and then at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. Multimedia and entertainment, where she graduated in December 2006.
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Penelope Bagieu graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economic and Social studies, she spent a year at ESAT Paris, then at the National School of Decorative Arts in Paris and then at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. Multimedia and entertainment, where she graduated in December 2006.
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December 29, 2023
my skin is clear. my gpa is up. spring has come early. i'm hydrated. i have been cured of my nearsightedness.
i could not have d r e a m e d up a more perfect book.
this book contains: trans women, gay women, bi women, straight women, pan women, black women, asian women, native american women, middle eastern women, white women, autistic women, disabled women. there are living women and dead women and women who are so dead that it's like, maybe she was born around the year 350? there are women i've heard of and women i've long obsessed over and women i'd never heard of because SOCIETY IS UNJUST.
the art is beautiful, whether it's the comic-style panels that make up most of the book or the two-page spreads at the end of every entry, all of which i want to Frame And Hang But Also Print On The Backs Of My Eyelids.
i've been struggling to read a bit this month — no book could catch my attention. i opened the package containing this yesterday, and must have kept it in the back of my mind since, because i picked it up today without thinking. and didn't put it down. through dinner or cleaning or cookie-baking or anything else.
i needed this book in childhood, and i needed it as a teenager, and i need it now and i'll continue to need it forever. i know absolutely that i'll return to this book always.
this is going on my all-time favorites list. this is a book that i will recommend to all women, and all men, and all people of all genders because it is so important and beautiful and necessary.
as i finished this book, i got choked up. because it's over, and because it is such a gift.
at the end, Pénélope Bagieu includes a list of 30 more badass women, and oh my god if this world is worthy of loving Bagieu will write a book for them, too.
bottom line: maybe i will come back and write more later, because i have the feeling i will never be done talking about this book.
thank you, thank you, thaaaaank you to fierce reads for the ARC
i could not have d r e a m e d up a more perfect book.
this book contains: trans women, gay women, bi women, straight women, pan women, black women, asian women, native american women, middle eastern women, white women, autistic women, disabled women. there are living women and dead women and women who are so dead that it's like, maybe she was born around the year 350? there are women i've heard of and women i've long obsessed over and women i'd never heard of because SOCIETY IS UNJUST.
the art is beautiful, whether it's the comic-style panels that make up most of the book or the two-page spreads at the end of every entry, all of which i want to Frame And Hang But Also Print On The Backs Of My Eyelids.
i've been struggling to read a bit this month — no book could catch my attention. i opened the package containing this yesterday, and must have kept it in the back of my mind since, because i picked it up today without thinking. and didn't put it down. through dinner or cleaning or cookie-baking or anything else.
i needed this book in childhood, and i needed it as a teenager, and i need it now and i'll continue to need it forever. i know absolutely that i'll return to this book always.
this is going on my all-time favorites list. this is a book that i will recommend to all women, and all men, and all people of all genders because it is so important and beautiful and necessary.
as i finished this book, i got choked up. because it's over, and because it is such a gift.
at the end, Pénélope Bagieu includes a list of 30 more badass women, and oh my god if this world is worthy of loving Bagieu will write a book for them, too.
bottom line: maybe i will come back and write more later, because i have the feeling i will never be done talking about this book.
thank you, thank you, thaaaaank you to fierce reads for the ARC
March 31, 2022
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There are a lot of fun graphic novels about feminism coming out lately, like THE LITTLE BOOK OF FEMINIST SAINTS and DEAD FEMINISTS: HISTORIC HEROINES LIVING IN COLOR. I think this is great because graphic novels are a medium that are accessible to a wide range of ages (kids and adults), which makes them an excellent resource for classrooms and libraries. In terms of maturity levels, though, BRAZEN (as befitting its name), definitely seems like it's intended for older audiences, with depictions of nudity and some violence.
One of the best things about BRAZEN is how inclusive it is compared to the other two books of this type I was privileged enough to read. Both of the two former titles I mentioned included women of color, but I would say that a significant portion of the women represented in BRAZEN were not white. One of them was transgender and several were LGBT+.
When you do books like these, there is bound to be overlap with other similar titles, but I felt like Pénélope Bagieu went the extra mile to think about women who might not ordinarily be represented. Some of my favorites were Betty Davis (the singer and wife to Miles Davis - when I Googled her, Google asked me if I meant "Bette Davis," which I found upsetting), the singer who was ahead of her time and vastly underappreciated. There was Agnodice, whose effectiveness in medicine caused the law against women practicing medicine to be revoked in Ancient Greece. And there was Frances Glessner Lee, whose inclusion here delighted me because Vox recently did a video about the forensic dollhouses she built called "The dollhouses of death that changed forensic science."
I liked the vast majority of these stories but some of them were depressing, like the story of Katia and Maurice Krafft, or the Mirabel sisters. Those were thankfully few and far between, because it's sad to think about death being the endgame for exploring your dreams and passions and fighting for your rights, even though that is sometimes (sadly - and far, far too often) the case.
I'm giving this three stars because I wasn't a huge fan of the art style. The colors were interesting and I liked how the splash panels at the end of the chapters managed to pay homage to the women's personalities, achievements, and culture in the aggregate, but the bright colors and small font made it very difficult to read these comics. Also, there was this weird font that looked kind of like size 6 Arial in the panels for dialogue and descriptions which was at odds with the more detailed and elaborate font used outside the panels, and again, also made it very difficult to read.
If, however, you're interested in learning about some cool ladies (and are a fan of bright colors), this book is for you! I can see this being a great tool for classrooms and libraries as it inspires further research.
Thanks to Netgalley/the publisher for the review copy!
3 stars
January 14, 2020
Throughout history, there have been many, many people worthy of remembrance. Some of these, we remember. Many of these, we forget. This book is one of profiles of courageous ‘hidden’ women throughout history, those not known.
I do not know how to review graphic art styles but I really loved the art style of this.
Some of my favorite profiles in here included:
→Las Mariposas (1924-1960), three Dominican sisters under Rafael Trujillo.
→Josephine Baker (1906-1975), first African-American star of a major-motion picture.
→Tove Jannson (1914-2001), Finnish author of the Moomin comics.
→Agnocide (4th century BCE), a midwife in agent Greece who disguised herself as a man. (I should mention here that she is generally not considered a historical figure.)
→Laymah Gbowee (b.1972), Liberian peace activist.
→Christine Jorgensen (1926-1989), a transgender woman who accidentally entered the public eye in 1954.
→Wu Zetian (624-705 A.D.), the only officially recognized empress regnant of China and a deeply morally grey character.
→Jesselyn Radack (b.1970), lawyer for whistleblowers and founder of Whisper.
→Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000), actress and little-known inventor.
→Naziq Al-Abid (1898-1959), activist in Ottoman Empire and later Syria.
→Mae Jemison (b.1956), first black woman astronaut, and generally one of my favorite people to live ever
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I do not know how to review graphic art styles but I really loved the art style of this.
Some of my favorite profiles in here included:
→Las Mariposas (1924-1960), three Dominican sisters under Rafael Trujillo.
→Josephine Baker (1906-1975), first African-American star of a major-motion picture.
→Tove Jannson (1914-2001), Finnish author of the Moomin comics.
→Agnocide (4th century BCE), a midwife in agent Greece who disguised herself as a man. (I should mention here that she is generally not considered a historical figure.)
→Laymah Gbowee (b.1972), Liberian peace activist.
→Christine Jorgensen (1926-1989), a transgender woman who accidentally entered the public eye in 1954.
→Wu Zetian (624-705 A.D.), the only officially recognized empress regnant of China and a deeply morally grey character.
→Jesselyn Radack (b.1970), lawyer for whistleblowers and founder of Whisper.
→Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000), actress and little-known inventor.
→Naziq Al-Abid (1898-1959), activist in Ottoman Empire and later Syria.
→Mae Jemison (b.1956), first black woman astronaut, and generally one of my favorite people to live ever
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November 30, 2018
This is amazing, you have to read it. I wasn't going to, because I have been reading all these books for kids featuring one page portraits of inspiring famous women, accompanied by a few sentences. Cute, important, and here we are, Dave, another one, sigh. I even had it out of the library and on one of my scary teetering piles and thought, eh, though I saw the art was typically great. I had read her California Dreaming', her story of Mama Cass, and Exquisite Corpse, which were similar drawn and colored, very inviting.
Brazen features 29 portraits of women, many you may not have heard of before: A bearded lady, a lighthousekeeper. Some are internationally known--Nelly Bly, Josephine Baker, Hedy Lamarr--some are locally well known. Most of the information Bagieu shares with us in her four pages comics bios of each of them reveal information that would require a lot of research. The stories range from hilarious to delightful to sad to horrific. There are trans folks, lesbians, Las Mariposas from the Dominican Republic, Margaret Hamilton (the wicked witch from The Wizard of Oz!), 19th-century Apache shaman Lozen and the 17th-century African queen Nzinga, warriors of mind and body. Explorer Delia Akeley and “utopian realist” Therese Clerc.
Men and society in general tried to held them back, but they persevered. Rapper Sonita Alizadeh, who, still barely out of her teens, performs her way out of becoming common female commerce in Afghanistan (she realizes as a child that women are “viewed as merchandise”). !!!
The stories are very entertaining throughout; I defy you to tell me one you found was boring or eh. No eh! All amazing! For ages 14 and up. I got it from the library, but buying it right now.
Brazen features 29 portraits of women, many you may not have heard of before: A bearded lady, a lighthousekeeper. Some are internationally known--Nelly Bly, Josephine Baker, Hedy Lamarr--some are locally well known. Most of the information Bagieu shares with us in her four pages comics bios of each of them reveal information that would require a lot of research. The stories range from hilarious to delightful to sad to horrific. There are trans folks, lesbians, Las Mariposas from the Dominican Republic, Margaret Hamilton (the wicked witch from The Wizard of Oz!), 19th-century Apache shaman Lozen and the 17th-century African queen Nzinga, warriors of mind and body. Explorer Delia Akeley and “utopian realist” Therese Clerc.
Men and society in general tried to held them back, but they persevered. Rapper Sonita Alizadeh, who, still barely out of her teens, performs her way out of becoming common female commerce in Afghanistan (she realizes as a child that women are “viewed as merchandise”). !!!
The stories are very entertaining throughout; I defy you to tell me one you found was boring or eh. No eh! All amazing! For ages 14 and up. I got it from the library, but buying it right now.
July 31, 2018
There are alot of these sorts of books around at the moment, I have two other ones on my shelf to read. I like them because you get to learn about people you would have otherwise not thought about. I like reading about others and can easily get lost in wickipedia reading about how people lived and died.
I liked the set out of this book, it is in comic form and gives 2-3 pages of each woman and a full page picture of them in a scene of their life. I didn't know that Margaret Hamilton, who played the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz got burnt while filming the movie.
There is a story about Giorgina Reid who in retirement helped save a lighthouse from sinking into the sea.
There are woman who have to find the courage to stand up and be counted in changing things.
I think these books show we are all important and we all count and so do our lives, we can do small things that add up to big things. That through courage and belief in ourselves, and passion in whatever area that is we can make a difference in our little corner of the world. It will take our time and it will be hard at times but if we enjoy what we are doing it will be all worth it in the end.
I liked the set out of this book, it is in comic form and gives 2-3 pages of each woman and a full page picture of them in a scene of their life. I didn't know that Margaret Hamilton, who played the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz got burnt while filming the movie.
There is a story about Giorgina Reid who in retirement helped save a lighthouse from sinking into the sea.
There are woman who have to find the courage to stand up and be counted in changing things.
I think these books show we are all important and we all count and so do our lives, we can do small things that add up to big things. That through courage and belief in ourselves, and passion in whatever area that is we can make a difference in our little corner of the world. It will take our time and it will be hard at times but if we enjoy what we are doing it will be all worth it in the end.
February 18, 2019
When a good number of my GR friends raved about how awesome this book is, I knew I had to read it, even though I was afraid that it could in no way live up to my hopes for it after seeing those reviews.
Well, ha. It completely blew my expectations away.
This book has everything. It's a collection of gripping biographies of brave women throughout history (BCE to the present; I think the youngest was born in 1996) and from all over the world. Some I'd heard of while some were completely new to me; and it has new information about even the ones I was familiar with. All of their stories are told with an incredible combination of great artwork, charm, and humor (the little "aside" comments from the heroines and their facial expressions are priceless and perfect). There is no false sweetening here, either -- if some of these women weren't entirely sugar and spice and everything nice, that's mentioned, too.
Each biography is only a few pages, but packs in an entire lifetime. I could read only a few at a time, savoring them, so as not to be overwhelmed with information and details, and to keep them all straight in my head.
I don't really know what more to say other than, if you haven't read this, you should. Partly because it's inspiring, partly because you'll meet some fascinating people, and partly because it's just so awesomely entertaining.
And if you hate it, feel free to come back here and tell me so. :D
Well, ha. It completely blew my expectations away.
This book has everything. It's a collection of gripping biographies of brave women throughout history (BCE to the present; I think the youngest was born in 1996) and from all over the world. Some I'd heard of while some were completely new to me; and it has new information about even the ones I was familiar with. All of their stories are told with an incredible combination of great artwork, charm, and humor (the little "aside" comments from the heroines and their facial expressions are priceless and perfect). There is no false sweetening here, either -- if some of these women weren't entirely sugar and spice and everything nice, that's mentioned, too.
Each biography is only a few pages, but packs in an entire lifetime. I could read only a few at a time, savoring them, so as not to be overwhelmed with information and details, and to keep them all straight in my head.
I don't really know what more to say other than, if you haven't read this, you should. Partly because it's inspiring, partly because you'll meet some fascinating people, and partly because it's just so awesomely entertaining.
And if you hate it, feel free to come back here and tell me so. :D
May 13, 2018
♀︎♀︎♀︎♀︎
This is 110% my new favorite book! It's filled with stories about incredible women who stood against all odds and shaped our history. They are intelligent, strong, brave, kind, fierce, beautiful and independent, every one of them!
I don't really know what to say, except that this book is so important, not to mention BEAUTIFUL, and I think it's amazing that each woman who's story is told can be related to by girls all over the world. Each is a role model and all are phenomenal.
Some of my favorite people and stories were Sonita Alizadeh (rapper), Las Mariposas (rebel sisters), Betty Davis (singer/songwriter), Nellie Bly (journalist), Wu Zhao (empress), and Leymah Gbowee (social worker).
I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR THIS AUTHOR. The artwork is incredible. She is incredible. (Her author photo is really cool!) I'm just in love.
♀︎♀︎♀︎♀︎
If you're wanting to read the best thing ever, LOOK HERE. RTC <3
This is 110% my new favorite book! It's filled with stories about incredible women who stood against all odds and shaped our history. They are intelligent, strong, brave, kind, fierce, beautiful and independent, every one of them!
I don't really know what to say, except that this book is so important, not to mention BEAUTIFUL, and I think it's amazing that each woman who's story is told can be related to by girls all over the world. Each is a role model and all are phenomenal.
Some of my favorite people and stories were Sonita Alizadeh (rapper), Las Mariposas (rebel sisters), Betty Davis (singer/songwriter), Nellie Bly (journalist), Wu Zhao (empress), and Leymah Gbowee (social worker).
I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR THIS AUTHOR. The artwork is incredible. She is incredible. (Her author photo is really cool!) I'm just in love.
♀︎♀︎♀︎♀︎
If you're wanting to read the best thing ever, LOOK HERE. RTC <3
December 28, 2018
#mystrangereading Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked The World by Penelope Bagieu ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ So, I don't typically read graphic novels. This is not because I don't like them in general but have never found one I absolutely loved. BUT LOOK NO FURTHER. This book was incredible. I learned so much about so many amazing women, but more then that, it was clever, beautifully illustrated, and so empowering. I can't wait to put it in my classroom library and see it inspire my students. ❤️📚🙌
December 14, 2018
All done and this book was AWESOME!!!!! The artwork is phenomenal and these stories are so inspiring. I had several favorites in this book and I really want to go through and do more reading about some of them. There's also a cool page at the back of the book that lists even more women throughout history that she didn't get to include in this volume. I hope the author is able or willing to do a sequel to this book and give us even more inspiring stories. I highly recommend this book to pretty much everyone and it would make an excellent Christmas present as well!
Shelved as 'first-second-publications'
March 8, 2018With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, Pénélope Bagieu profiles the lives of formidable female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison, or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, their stories are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
June 20, 2022
I think the concept behind this book was strong and I appreciated learning about women that I’ve never heard of before, but I still think it lacked a sense of diversity. There were a few stories about POC, but the majority of the book did not reflect that. I know that the comics can only share but so much, but I can’t helped but to think that some parts were watered down almost as to please the reader into continuing with the story instead of being completely blunt with the gut wrenching truth one must’ve endured. Thus, I’m not upset that I read this, but I will say, if you’re thinking about reading this, you may finish it feeling like you were cheated out of the truth.
January 24, 2019
This is just as amazing as the wonderful review by treasured GR friend David describes (and he knows his graphic novels-he is literally a subject matter expert in this area!). Read his review, which is at the top of the queue, to understand why this creative, whimsical, beautiful, yet substantive book rocks! It really is way different, and goes way deeper, than the others in its genre - just as David describes. This artist/author is so very talented.
March 8, 2022
Cosa vi lascerà questo fumetto:
- Sete di conoscenza: perché queste storie sono così avvincenti che vorrete saperne di più
- Complesso di inferiorità: perché a loro confronto mi sento davvero incompetente
- Voglia di lottare: perché se hanno potuto loro, posso anche io
- Rabbia: perché il mondo è sempre stato ingiusto, ovunque, in qualunque epoca
- Frustrazione: perché le donne devono sempre sopportare di più, combattere di più
- Euforia: perché a volte le cose hanno davvero un lieto fine
- Pazienza: perché sarà anche la virtù dei forti, ma è finita
- Riscatto: alcune lo hanno ottenuto, altre no
- Ansia: per la strada ancora da fare
- Libertà: quello a cui aneliamo
Si declina ogni responsabilità per ulteriori sentimenti che dovessero manifestarsi in caso di lettura.
- Sete di conoscenza: perché queste storie sono così avvincenti che vorrete saperne di più
- Complesso di inferiorità: perché a loro confronto mi sento davvero incompetente
- Voglia di lottare: perché se hanno potuto loro, posso anche io
- Rabbia: perché il mondo è sempre stato ingiusto, ovunque, in qualunque epoca
- Frustrazione: perché le donne devono sempre sopportare di più, combattere di più
- Euforia: perché a volte le cose hanno davvero un lieto fine
- Pazienza: perché sarà anche la virtù dei forti, ma è finita
- Riscatto: alcune lo hanno ottenuto, altre no
- Ansia: per la strada ancora da fare
- Libertà: quello a cui aneliamo
Si declina ogni responsabilità per ulteriori sentimenti che dovessero manifestarsi in caso di lettura.
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July 31, 2017A copy was provided by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
BRAZEN is a graphic novel I would have loved to have read when I was little. In school we're surrounded by male authority figures and rarely do we here in depth biographies of amazing women through out history.
This graphic novels gives us hundreds of pages, beautifully illustrated, of ladies who've kicked history's behind. I want every little girl out there; trans little girls, cis little girls, brown little girls, black little girls, all little girls to have a copy of these so they too can see that women make history and sometimes (most of the time) more boldly than men.
BRAZEN is a graphic novel I would have loved to have read when I was little. In school we're surrounded by male authority figures and rarely do we here in depth biographies of amazing women through out history.
This graphic novels gives us hundreds of pages, beautifully illustrated, of ladies who've kicked history's behind. I want every little girl out there; trans little girls, cis little girls, brown little girls, black little girls, all little girls to have a copy of these so they too can see that women make history and sometimes (most of the time) more boldly than men.
November 14, 2018
This amazing work of comics introduces the lives of women, both famous and obscure, and the impact that they have had on society. The characterization of the women presented here is very strong. The personalities, thoughts, ambitions, and feelings of each historical figure come alive through this work. As someone who is deeply interested in history, I was surprised that there was quite a lot I could learn from this book, which is part of the message of this book--women have contributed a lot to society and that contribution needs to be recognized more.
March 24, 2020
I love this book so much.
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March 12, 2020
I've been hearing this book was good for at least a year, but I was put off by the title and cover, which didn't really give me any idea of what to expect inside. Finally got it from the library to discover a series of short, witty, beautifully drawn comic biographies of women from all shorts of professions, backgrounds and eras. I think I had already read a couple of them online at one point or another. Some of the ones that really stood out to me where Margaret Hamilton, the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West; Las Mariposas, political rebels from the Dominican Republic; Josephone Baker, dancer and french resistance fighter; Tove Jansson, creator of The Moomintrolls; Wu Zetian, Empress of China in the 700s; Sonita Alizadeh, rapper; Nellie Bly, journalist; and astronaut Mae Jemison. Definitely worth a read; I still wish it had a different cover.
January 24, 2019
I have to say that this was a really one of a kind book to get. I bought this last year at the National Book Festival and was intrigued by it once I took a look inside. The graphic art pops and the stories are wonderful. I actually wanted even more information than I got once I got done with this.
I would say that you may want to read this over a couple of days/months. Trying to read it straight through like a book doesn't work. The table of contents that is included will allow you to jump around too. Some of the women that Bagieu goes into our queens, an empress, I think my favorite story was about Giorgina Reid, a lighthouse keeper.
The writing was great and to the point and the graphics were wonderful.
There is no epilogue per se, but Bagieu does a strip that shows her life and how her comics became a book and how she left Paris. Very cute.
I would say that you may want to read this over a couple of days/months. Trying to read it straight through like a book doesn't work. The table of contents that is included will allow you to jump around too. Some of the women that Bagieu goes into our queens, an empress, I think my favorite story was about Giorgina Reid, a lighthouse keeper.
The writing was great and to the point and the graphics were wonderful.
There is no epilogue per se, but Bagieu does a strip that shows her life and how her comics became a book and how she left Paris. Very cute.
June 11, 2022
Nonostante creda che ogni vita sia straordinaria a modo suo, esistono storie che parlano più di altre. Ci sono donne che sono state straordinarie, che hanno avuto coraggio, che si sono distinte per idee, traiettorie, decisioni. Indomite raccoglie e racconta le loro storie.
A unirle è il coraggio di combattere le loro battaglie contro i pregiudizi, gli stereotipi, il sessismo, il patriarcato, nonostante la maggioranza abbia vissuto in tempi in cui queste parole non esistevano ancora. Ognuna di loro ha affrontato difficoltà personali, ha rischiato la vita non sempre uscendone vittoriosa. Però hanno vissuto, non chiedendo scusa a nessuno. Nemmeno il permesso. Questa è la cosa che mi è più rimasta impressa.
In un mondo in cui le storie sulle donne si raccontano ancora troppo poco, in cui sembra che la storia sia fatta solo dagli uomini e che le donne del passato siano state buone solo a fare da accessorio e a cucinare il pane, abbiamo bisogno di libri che parlino di loro. Indomite si inserisce in un filone in crescita, ma è perché ce n’é un gran bisogno.
Ogni storia è lunga massimo otto pagine, a volte anche meno. Si racconta la vita di donne sconosciute ai più, e centrali sono i momenti che per ciascuna sono stati importanti. I disegni sono belli e il tono con cui si racconta cade spesso nel canzonatorio, soprattutto verso la società. Scelta apprezzatissima: appaiono ancora più toste di quanto siano già.
Graphic novel perfetta da leggere prima di andare a dormire, ma anche nei pomeriggi estivi fatti di caldo e cicale. Un regalo ideale per le ragazze e le donne che conoscete.
Al suo interno non si parla solo di donne, ma di una parte di storia che è difficile conoscere. E se non ce la raccontano a scuola, ce la dobbiamo andare a prendere da sole.
A unirle è il coraggio di combattere le loro battaglie contro i pregiudizi, gli stereotipi, il sessismo, il patriarcato, nonostante la maggioranza abbia vissuto in tempi in cui queste parole non esistevano ancora. Ognuna di loro ha affrontato difficoltà personali, ha rischiato la vita non sempre uscendone vittoriosa. Però hanno vissuto, non chiedendo scusa a nessuno. Nemmeno il permesso. Questa è la cosa che mi è più rimasta impressa.
In un mondo in cui le storie sulle donne si raccontano ancora troppo poco, in cui sembra che la storia sia fatta solo dagli uomini e che le donne del passato siano state buone solo a fare da accessorio e a cucinare il pane, abbiamo bisogno di libri che parlino di loro. Indomite si inserisce in un filone in crescita, ma è perché ce n’é un gran bisogno.
Ogni storia è lunga massimo otto pagine, a volte anche meno. Si racconta la vita di donne sconosciute ai più, e centrali sono i momenti che per ciascuna sono stati importanti. I disegni sono belli e il tono con cui si racconta cade spesso nel canzonatorio, soprattutto verso la società. Scelta apprezzatissima: appaiono ancora più toste di quanto siano già.
Graphic novel perfetta da leggere prima di andare a dormire, ma anche nei pomeriggi estivi fatti di caldo e cicale. Un regalo ideale per le ragazze e le donne che conoscete.
Al suo interno non si parla solo di donne, ma di una parte di storia che è difficile conoscere. E se non ce la raccontano a scuola, ce la dobbiamo andare a prendere da sole.
March 12, 2018
I don't have anything bad to say about this. I loved the illustrations, the colors.. oh and the stories about the ladies who rocked the world.
August 3, 2018
I loved the art and I loved (most) of the stories! There were quite a few of them that made me tear up with pride that these women are a part of history, only wishing that more people knew their stories
April 23, 2021
Çok beğendim. Bu tip çizgi romanların ardı arkası kesilmemeli. Küçük de olsa bir umut, belki insanlar kadınların yaşadıklarını anlarlar.
January 28, 2018
I'm sure it's partially due to having a really tough week, but I got so emotional reading this book. There were several points throughout reading this today that I got choked up...I was so overwhelmed by the successes of these women, the obstacles they faced, their brains, their panache, their feistiness. I really enjoyed Exquisite Corpse and California Dreamin', and after this, I am so solidly in Camp Bagieu, I need to track down all her work even if I can barely read it because it was never translated from the original French.
To be sure, these are broad portraits of complex women, but I dare anyone to read this and walk away without having their curiosity burning hot. I seriously want to read biographies of every woman featured here now. The way she presents them gives you just enough information to get hooked. This is exactly what I wanted Ann Shen's Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World to be, but never got. This is an incredibly inclusive representation--old and young, the gamut of professions, LGBTQ, ancient history and more recent...you name it. Bagieu, even in these short bios, provided new information about the women I already was familiar with, and introduced me to many more that I may have never heard of otherwise. That list of 30 more women at the end better mean she'll be publishing a Part 2. I have a strong feeling I'll be buying this when it comes out in March.
Many thanks to First Second and Net Galley for the advanced copy of this wonderful collection.
To be sure, these are broad portraits of complex women, but I dare anyone to read this and walk away without having their curiosity burning hot. I seriously want to read biographies of every woman featured here now. The way she presents them gives you just enough information to get hooked. This is exactly what I wanted Ann Shen's Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World to be, but never got. This is an incredibly inclusive representation--old and young, the gamut of professions, LGBTQ, ancient history and more recent...you name it. Bagieu, even in these short bios, provided new information about the women I already was familiar with, and introduced me to many more that I may have never heard of otherwise. That list of 30 more women at the end better mean she'll be publishing a Part 2. I have a strong feeling I'll be buying this when it comes out in March.
Many thanks to First Second and Net Galley for the advanced copy of this wonderful collection.
April 26, 2018
I freaking loved this! All the different stories about amazing women from around the world was so inspiring and empowering. I loved the format of this book too, the short graphic novel story of their lives followed by a full spread illustration. Recommend to everyone!
October 23, 2018
This was much better than I was expecting. I mean, I already love what I've seen of Pénélope Bagieu’s work, but I think this is her best book yet.
This is a collection of mini biographies--around five pages each--of women from around the world who, well, basically kicked ass. They achieved above and beyond what was generally perceived as the societal norm for their gender at that time. These stories come from many cultures around the world: Josephine Baker, Hedy Lamarr, Tove Jansson, Christine Jorgensen, Temple Grandin, Nellie Bly, Las Mariposas, and more. Their stories are moving and inspiring, enlightening and amusing, and just plain enthralling to read. While I was already familiar with a few of these, most were new to me. Clearly I'm not reading the right books …
Bagieu’s style is as engaging as always. Her style owes more to magazine illustrations and cartoons than it does to mainstream comics, but that's fine. She's got a delightful, clean line going, as well as an impeccable color sense that really shines on the double page illustrations that follow each story.
First Second have outdone themselves on the production. The front cover of the hardcover edition is a tactile delight with its combination of smooth glossy circles, rough fabric, and embossed lettering. Let's see your Kindle do that! Highly recommended!
This is a collection of mini biographies--around five pages each--of women from around the world who, well, basically kicked ass. They achieved above and beyond what was generally perceived as the societal norm for their gender at that time. These stories come from many cultures around the world: Josephine Baker, Hedy Lamarr, Tove Jansson, Christine Jorgensen, Temple Grandin, Nellie Bly, Las Mariposas, and more. Their stories are moving and inspiring, enlightening and amusing, and just plain enthralling to read. While I was already familiar with a few of these, most were new to me. Clearly I'm not reading the right books …
Bagieu’s style is as engaging as always. Her style owes more to magazine illustrations and cartoons than it does to mainstream comics, but that's fine. She's got a delightful, clean line going, as well as an impeccable color sense that really shines on the double page illustrations that follow each story.
First Second have outdone themselves on the production. The front cover of the hardcover edition is a tactile delight with its combination of smooth glossy circles, rough fabric, and embossed lettering. Let's see your Kindle do that! Highly recommended!
September 19, 2020
LOVE LOVE LOVED THIS
March 29, 2023
Táto kniha je výborná. Neskutočný koktejl fascinujúcich príbehov fascinujúcich žien zo všetkých končín sveta a všetkých historických období. S akurátnou (pre daný formát) mierou ponoru, neprehliadnuteľným vtipom, primeraným nadhľadom a zmyslom pre širší kontext, vizuálne podmanivá. Túto knihu chcite.
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September 12, 2021French writer and illustrator Pénélope Bagieu first got my attention with her wicked clever EXQUSITE CORPSE from 2015, and I took the opportunity to check out her other graphic works, and reread the first one.
▫️BRAZEN: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World, translated by Montana Kane, 2018.
Short bios of women throughout time and from all over the globe - remarkable stories and beautiful art, and many introductions to historical figures that I had no knowledge of previously. This was a delightful read with so much spirit. Based on the title I was expecting a rehash of many familiar faces, but I learned so many new faces and stories from this gem of a book!
Highly recommended.
▫️BRAZEN: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World, translated by Montana Kane, 2018.
Short bios of women throughout time and from all over the globe - remarkable stories and beautiful art, and many introductions to historical figures that I had no knowledge of previously. This was a delightful read with so much spirit. Based on the title I was expecting a rehash of many familiar faces, but I learned so many new faces and stories from this gem of a book!
Highly recommended.
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