Brazen rebel ladies who rocked the world

With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure...

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Main Author: Bagieu, Pénélope (Author, Illustrator)
Other Authors: Kane, Montana (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
French
Published: New York : First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press, 2018.
Edition:First American edition.
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Summary:With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
Item Description:"Originally published in French by Gallimard in 2016 as Culottées: Des femmes qui ne font que ce quʹelles veulent, tome I and in 2017 as Culottées: Des femmes qui ne font que ce quʹelles veulent, tome II"--Colophon.
Physical Description:291 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:1626728690
9781626728691
1626728682
9781626728684
Author Notes:Pénélope Bagieu was born in Paris in 1982 to Corsican and Basque parents. She is a bestselling graphic novel author, and her editorial illustrations have appeared all over the French media. In America, her graphic novels include Exquisite Corpse , California Dreamin' , The Witches (an adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic), and Brazen (a 2019 Eisner Award winner). She blogs, plays drums in a rock band, and watches lots of nature shows.