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90sinmyheart's review against another edition
5.0
This was DELIGHTFUL and I would love to read sequels
jwinchell's review against another edition
5.0
This is outstanding! The depth and breadth of diversity--place, gender identity, career, ability, era--was astounding. I learned so much! Each story is treated with such meticulous care, and I loved the little moments and nuance created in each panel. A must read.
bethtabler's review against another edition
5.0
Often when discussing women in history, it is the same few women, Joan of Arc, Marie Curie, Jane Austen, or Rosa Parks to name a few. The thing is that these women are amazing pioneers but often overshadow courageous women who stepped out of the norm and should also be recognized. That is the magic of this book. It celebrates women who should be praised but do not necessarily have a national holiday named after them or a roadway.
Do you want to learn about the first bearded lady or the first gynecologist? Or, Georgina Reid – the woman who set out over twenty years to save a long-abandoned but beautiful lighthouse? You do, you really do.
Georgina Reid was a little old lady who noticed that after finding her and her husbands dream coastal home, they were losing about a foot of erosion off of the cliff face the house perched on. Pretty soon Georgina’s garden would literally fall by the wayside. With no engineering experience, Georgina started to study Japanese terracing techniques. Working tirelessly, sometimes by herself or sometimes with her husband, she remedied the erosion by building terraces of sand and plant. She stopped the erosion of her property while her neighbors eroded away. Next stop, The Montauk Lighthouse was established in 1795. The lighthouse is a longstanding and loved feature of the community that had been recently decommissioned due to erosion. Georgina began to tackle the problem, and it took her 17 years. She steadily worked for 17 years. She saved the landmark, and this woman is a brazen rebel lady.
We need role models like this for people to celebrate.
Joan of Arc was an amazing woman. She led a revolution. But she is far removed from mine and my daughter’s comprehension. Georgina Reid is someone I can teach my daughter about and who we can relate to. She is one of many brazen women featured in this graphic novel and worth the celebration.
Each of the selected women has a few page spread giving background on her life and celebrating some big moments. The vignettes also discuss what has happened after they have passed away, if applicable, and the legacy they left. The graphics are simple, but effective and lovely. I read a little of it to my four-year-old, and she loved it, but I was into it also. It is stories and graphics for all ages.
Highly Recommend.
Do you want to learn about the first bearded lady or the first gynecologist? Or, Georgina Reid – the woman who set out over twenty years to save a long-abandoned but beautiful lighthouse? You do, you really do.
Georgina Reid was a little old lady who noticed that after finding her and her husbands dream coastal home, they were losing about a foot of erosion off of the cliff face the house perched on. Pretty soon Georgina’s garden would literally fall by the wayside. With no engineering experience, Georgina started to study Japanese terracing techniques. Working tirelessly, sometimes by herself or sometimes with her husband, she remedied the erosion by building terraces of sand and plant. She stopped the erosion of her property while her neighbors eroded away. Next stop, The Montauk Lighthouse was established in 1795. The lighthouse is a longstanding and loved feature of the community that had been recently decommissioned due to erosion. Georgina began to tackle the problem, and it took her 17 years. She steadily worked for 17 years. She saved the landmark, and this woman is a brazen rebel lady.
We need role models like this for people to celebrate.
Joan of Arc was an amazing woman. She led a revolution. But she is far removed from mine and my daughter’s comprehension. Georgina Reid is someone I can teach my daughter about and who we can relate to. She is one of many brazen women featured in this graphic novel and worth the celebration.
Each of the selected women has a few page spread giving background on her life and celebrating some big moments. The vignettes also discuss what has happened after they have passed away, if applicable, and the legacy they left. The graphics are simple, but effective and lovely. I read a little of it to my four-year-old, and she loved it, but I was into it also. It is stories and graphics for all ages.
Highly Recommend.
kaygeraldine's review against another edition
5.0
I picked this up because I want to get into graphic novels and I finished it in one day. It was so fun & informative!!! I love it very much.
sujuv's review against another edition
4.0
Very enjoyable graphic novel (or comic book!) about the lives of maybe about 30 women who led or are leading extraordinary lives. Their life stories are told succinctly - and inevitably begin with "no one believed she could do anything because she was a woman" - but you really get a sense of their accomplishments. And it's not just women you would immediately assume would be in a book like this. Many are quite obscure (at least to me). Their stories were tremendously interesting and even with the women I knew something about (Josephine Baker, Temple Grandin, Peggy Guggenheim and Nellie Bly among them), I expanded my knowledge. A fun, illuminating read.
maddiequinn's review against another edition
3.0
This was really interesting to read, and I really enjoyed it. 'Brazen' is filled with so many different women that really deserve to be in the spot light for a little besides the women we hear so much nowadays, nothing against them, they are truly wonderful, but I think we lose sight of how many unnamed hero's there are of the world of both today and yesteryear. There were so many different situations in this book with so many different types of women, this book was more than informational, it was inspirational.