Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World (Ann Shen Legendary Ladies Collection) Hardcover – Illustrated, September 6, 2016

Exactly as Described

I recently gifted my friend "Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World" by Ann Shen, and it turned out to be the perfect choice. My friend has always been fascinated by stories of bold, trailblazing women who challenged norms and made history, and this book celebrates their achievements in such a compelling way. It features the stories of 100 remarkable women from different periods, written with a mix of historical depth and engaging storytelling that brings their lives to life.The stunning illustrations throughout the book add an extra layer of charm, making it as beautiful to look at as it is inspiring to read. I picked this book because I wanted to give my friend something that reflected her admiration for women who dared to stand out and make a difference. It’s an empowering reminder of the resilience, creativity, and courage that have shaped the world, and I could tell from her reaction that it was a gift she truly appreciated!

I received this as a gift and have given this as a gift. Really interesting stories in a short, well written format on some bad ass women. Love it!

This is a work of historical written biographical art for women of all ages, but especially the young. Lessons in leadership begin at home, and by others examples.

This book is about bad girls. "Bad Girls” is an attractive title that would lure many readers - parents, girls, teachers, and several others. But looking at the fine print we find the title in contradiction to the content. The author, Ann Shen, does not mean “bad” in the sense of naughty or mischievous, but refers rather to those who challenge or disobey the rules or the social norms. She presents a list of 100 girls (women) of various backgrounds with a brief description of their achievements and how they overcame insurmountable problems to achieve their goals. These achievements span a broad spectrum of activities including art, science, politics, sports, music, legal issues as well as cultural problems.The author proudly points out that she interviewed or researched everyone on the list. The idea is to give the reader a synopsis of their background and career to whet the reader’s appetite so as to pursue the subject for further details, if interested. Many on the list of 100 are famous and familiar to most of us, like Joan of Arc, Catherine the Great, Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie, Margaret Thatcher, Martha Graham and several others.While it is enjoyable to refresh our memories about the famous women we already know, many of the others on the list are equally intriguing . For example, how many of us are familiar with Princess Khutulun (1260-1306). She was the great-great-granddaughter of Genghis Khan. She became a legend among the nomadic Mongol tribes as an undefeated wrestler of suitors who wanted to marry her. She bet with every suitor on 100 horses if they lost. Since no one was able to beat her she collected huge sums of money. She later rode into battle with her father, Khaidu, and they always won. Since she never lost, her tribe believed she was blessed by the heavens and was considered almost sacred.What prompts an author to write a book about the achievements of 100 famous women? If nothing else, perhaps at least to provide this book as a testimonial to the amazing things women have achieved throughout the centuries under insurmountable obstacles. We tend to forget the past; but there were times when women were not allowed to be teachers, professors, authors, athletes, doctors, lawyers, engineers, architects, soldiers and many other professions. Marie Curie was denied a science teaching position at her home university in Poland because she was a woman. Jane Austen was reluctant to declare her name on her books because of her gender. Evidence is abundant. Today, more than ever before, women have access to almost everything. Is it an exaggeration to say they are spoiled for choice, just like men? But who deserves the gratitude other than those daring groups of women (and others like them) who courageously paved all the roads for them?FR QubeinSept. 2017

I regretfully sent this book to my 11 year old niece as a gift without reading it myself first. The reviews would have you believe that is a perfectly reasonable decision. I have since ordered one for myself and realized that I may have made a mistake—the content of the stories, (while amusing and well written), includes descriptions of violence, rape, and gore. Yeah, probably not the best gift for an 11 year old…but good for these women of history?!

The media could not be loaded. I have bought 3 of these books for my 2 sisters, 1 for my sister in law and I’m still buying 2 more and it’s on the way 1, for my best friend since grade school and 1 for my coworker! I enjoyed looking and read a couple of pages myself. This a Wonderful book to inspire and motivate including encouraging Women’s Empowerment!

This is a great read, on the power of woman, ages ago. How they recognized their own worth, and let no one stop them from from being who they are. We own these women of past history a huge thank you.They took charge of their own lives, against all odds , plunging through the control of men in power.They are to be admired, to be appreciated for the value they placed upon themselves, in a world then, that did everything to hold them back.