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Bygone badass broads : 52 forgotten women who changed the world / by Mackenzi Lee ; illustrations by Petra Eriksson. by Lee, Mackenzi. Abrams Image, 2018. Call #: 920.72 L479b Subjects Women -- Biography.   Feminism -- History. ISBN:  9781419729256 (hc.) Alternate title:  52 forgotten women who changed the world Forgotten women who changed the world Description:  174 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-174). Contents:  Express Xi Ling Shi -- Hatshepsut -- Agnodice -- Tru'ng Trac & Tru'ng Nhị -- Queen Arawelo -- Fatima Al-Fihri -- Murasaki Shikibu -- Khutulun -- Sayyida Al-Hurra -- Mochizuki Chiyome -- Doña Ana Lezama de Urinza & Doña Eustaquia de Sonza -- Lady Margaret Cavendish -- King Christina of Sweden -- Julie d'Aubigny -- Sybilla Masters -- Sybil Ludington -- Anne Lister -- Ching Shih -- Mary Anning -- Mary Seacole -- Frederike Mandelbaum -- Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi -- Stagecoach Mary Fields -- Isabella Stewart Gardner -- Emily Warren Roebling -- Buffalo Calf Road Woman -- Mary Bowser & Bet Van Lew -- Marie Duval -- Fannie Farmer -- Juliette Gordon Low -- Annie Jump Cannon -- Clelia Duel Mosher -- Sarah Breedlove -- Edith Garrud -- Emmy Noether -- Alice Ball -- Dorothy Arzner -- Nwanyeruwa -- Rukmini Devi Arundale -- Mariya Oktyabrskaya -- Irene Sendler -- Ursula Nordstrom -- Elvira de la Furnte Chaudoir -- Jackie Mitchell -- Noor Inayat Khan -- Fanny Blankers-Koen -- Kumander Liwayway -- Azucena Villaflor -- Angela Morley -- Maria Tallchief -- The Mirabal sisters -- Lorraine Hansberry. Summary:  Based on Mackenzi Lee's weekly Twitter series of the same name, Bygone Badass Broads features 52 remarkable and forgotten trailblazing women from all over the world. With tales of heroism and cunning, in-depth bios and witty storytelling, the author gives new life to these historic female pioneers. Starting in the fifth century BC and continuing to the present, the book takes a closer look at bold and inspiring women who dared to step outside the traditional gender roles of their time. Mackenzi Lee is the author of the historical fantasy novels This Monstrous Thing, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, and The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy. She is an independent bookstore manager in Boston. Other authors:  Eriksson, Petra. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 920.72 L479b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 920.72 L479b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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