Bad Girls Throughout History by Ann Shen is a collection of 100 single-page biographies of famous women. It could be a wonderful bathroom reader, a book where you can start and stop on any page.
It could also be a catalog for the child who needs to research someone from history. This volume includes big names: Queen Elizabeth I, Jane Austen, Harriet Tubman, Amelia Earhart, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Oprah and many others. It also includes some more obscure names: Tomyris (warrior), Aphra Behm (writer), Maria Mitchell (astronomer), Lilian Bland (aviator), Anna May Wong (actor), among others. Also some surprises like Judy Blume and Joan Jett.
Warning to parents: some of these women might not be appropriate for young children. For example, Bettie Page was a famous pinup girl known for bondage poses. Ching Shih is succinctly summarized with “from prostitute to pirate.”
A broad summary of women across cultures and times.
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