Description
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.
Author: Ann Shen
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 09/06/2016
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.70w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781452153933
ISBN10: 1452153930
BISAC Categories:
- Non-Classifiable | Non-Classifiable
- Art | Popular Culture
- History | Women
- 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.
Author: Ann Shen
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 09/06/2016
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.70w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781452153933
ISBN10: 1452153930
BISAC Categories:
- Non-Classifiable | Non-Classifiable
- Art | Popular Culture
- History | Women
About the Author
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.