Margaret Hamilton is followed by " Terrifying Actress," and after her introductory cameo portrait, Bagieu lets readers know that she is not to be confused with, "her equally cool namesake who designed the onboard system for the Apollo program," Margaret Hamilton, the scientist (and frequent subject of these kinds of books). In the table of contents, each woman is listed by name, followed by what she is known for in italics. There are names I recognized and knew a little about, and names I recognized but knew almost nothing about.
Bagieu's eye for finding remarkable women who accomplished incredible things is both sharp and loving and Brazen is guaranteed to make you laugh as often as you cry. However, I found myself returning to it over and over, unable to put it down, unable to stop reading the incredible stories of the women within. Brazen is amazing - a full meal and dessert - and I must confess to drawing out my reading of it, wanting it to last. Think of Brazen as sort of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls for the slightly older set, mostly because Bagieu includes the instances of rape, abortion, child abuse, war, murder and many other hardships and horrors that shaped and drove so many of the 33 women featured in this book to overcome the odds, the hardships, the discrimination and the segregation they did to achieve success and leave their indelible, positive, meaningful marks on this world. Welcome to the shelves yet another amazing collection of mini-biographies: Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu.
Happy Women's History Month! If you are a bibliophile, it's a great time to be a girl.
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