Based on Mackenzi Lee’s popular 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, Bygone Badass Broads 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. Coupled with riveting illustrations and Lee’s humorous and conversational storytelling style, this book is an outright celebration of the badass women who paved the way for the rest of us.
This book is like going down a Wikipedia hole, but much more amusing and entertaining. And also with pretty pictures. The author does an amazing job of bringing wit and humor into the stories, which give you just enough insight into the women to be satisfied (though I will definitely be researching them more later, but that's just me). My only negative was that the editing was... a bit of a mess. Years of birth and death were wrong, and some had me questioning my sanity. These were in the text, but also in the main headings of stories and such. So... something to be aware of. But overall, I definitely recommend!
