Her portraits of each woman are bright, vivid, and lovingly created-I am in love with the way she manages to show everyone in a gorgeous, stylized light, yet they’re all still completely recognizable. Of course, Shen’s art is what really steals the show here. (Not that I’d know anything about that, she says sheepishly.) It’s just enough to give you some background and make you want to search for more in-depth biographies-or at least help you prepare for your appearance on Jeopardy! It’s more of a “coffee table book” in that it’s best consumed in small bits at a time, but no one could blame you if you tried to devour it in one sitting. Shen’s got a fun, breezy style that focuses on the most intriguing facts and stories surrounding each woman, like your history-nerd-bestie is gushing over their new historical woman of interest. You’ve got your standard celebrities of history here-Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, Eleanor Roosevelt, etc-but there were so many more women whom I didn’t already know of! From pirate queens to wrestler princesses to entrepreneurs and movie stars, you’re bound to make some new friends here. This book is designed to introduce you to one hundred women from a variety of backgrounds, races, ethnicities, countries, and disciplines, and their short biographies are paired alongside Shen’s gorgeous art. What makes a lady a “bad girl?” If you ask Ann Shen, it’s a woman who breaks “any socially accepted rule,” whether it’s in how they dress, who they love, how they choose to make their living, or, in the case of Bonnie Parker, actual criminal activity.
Obviously, Ann Shen’s gorgeous art takes center stage here-the cover’s portraits of Cleopatra, Norma Shearer, Anna May Wong, Joan of Arc, Billie Holiday, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Maya Angelou, plus the prettily-lettered title, tell you everything you need to know. Study Buddies: Boudica, Ching Shih, Mae West BOOK REPORT for Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World by Ann Shen
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