Bygone Badass Broads 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World

Mackenzi Lee — 2018

Based on Mackenzi Lee’s popular weekly Twitter series of the same name, Bygone Badass Broads features 52 remarkable and forgotten trailblazing women from all over the world. With tales of heroism and cunning, in-depth bios and witty storytelling, Bygone Badass Broads gives new life to these historic female pioneers. Starting in the fifth century BC and continuing to the present, the book takes a closer look at bold and inspiring women who dared to step outside the traditional gender roles of their time. Coupled with riveting illustrations and Lee’s humorous and conversational storytelling style, this book is an outright celebration of the badass women who paved the way for the rest of us.

Reviews

Isabella@isabellareads

May 17, 2023

cool read, but im not a huge fan of the writing style. the illustrations were lovely tho. 2.5/5 stars, rounded up

Grace O'Callaghan@graceinneverland

Jan 4, 2022

This was such a good book of some great and fierce women forgotten by us for the most part. Mackenzi Lee is definitely one of my favourite authors. As this is a history book you would think that it would be dry and factual, but it really wasn’t. The writing is witty, casual and approachable as well as Lee chiming in with her own opinions on things. The format was also really enjoyable. The author gave you quick, short biographies so that you could do your own research if you wanted further information. It was so easy to fly through. The artwork throughout is also stunning and was really useful because I didn’t have to picture them myself, they were already there. It was so amazing to learn about women I never even knew existed. They’re from all around the world with so many different backgrounds. It’s such an inclusive collection of women being of different sexualities, religions, races, economic status etc. All I can say is this is a wonderful collection of some really incredible women.