Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves and Other Female Villains

Bad Girls

Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves and Other Female Villains

2013

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Average rating1.5

15

I think maybe I wanted a little more from this... but then I studied women's history in college and this is a book for tweens, so maybe that's unreasonable. I think it's a great little intro to some famous (and not-so-famous) women of history, as well as to the concept that there are multiple perspectives on historical figures. And that people, especially women, maybe have been operating within a limited framework when they made their options.

I also liked the comic versions of Jane Yolen and her daughter/co-author talking about each “bad girl” and making their own judgement. It feels cute and behind-the-scenes-y, and shows healthy disagreements.

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