Download or read book The Great Book of Badass Women written by Rachel Walsh and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have been countless badass women who have changed the world for the better, yet most people have never even heard of them. Women throughout history have fought for their rights and the rights of others, defended their countries during wartime, healed the sick and the wounded, invented new technologies, led countries, made inspiring art... and so much more!This collection of biographies and quick trivia facts aims to tell the stories of the courageous and tenacious women who have paved the way for the women of the future. In The Great Book of Badass Women, you'll get to know:?Ching Shih: from Prostitute to Pirate Queen ?Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Notorious Supreme Court Justice ?Frida Kahlo: Trailblazer, Artist, Icon ?The Mirabal Sisters: Revolutionaries and Martyrs ?Hedy Lamarr: Inventor and Beauty Queen There have been so many badass women in history, that it was nearly impossible to choose only 15 of them. Women have been badass because they have to be, and they'll continue to fight for their rights until they have them. Although women-especially women of color-have largely been excluded from our history books, these unsung heroes have always been there, kicking ass. By telling their stories, we preserve their legacies and inspire others to follow in their footsteps. These are just a few of those heroes in The Great Book of Badass Women, but many women are heroes every day, and we will probably never know most of their names.Grab a copy now and get ready to learn about them all!
Download or read book Badass Women written by Valerie Guth Boyd and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be inspired by Badass Women in a captivating art book by artist Valerie Guth Boyd. Opposite one hundred 8x10 full color portraits, each remarkable women features a quote and short bio. This body of work commemorates activists, artists, educators, humanitarians, scientists, politicians, actors, athletes, and leaders in an array of fields. All are women who elevate, stimulate, agitate, and inspire! An ideal gift, given from badass to badass, you will return to these images again and again for inspiration.
Download or read book Badass Women LIVE By Their Own Rules written by Sissy Barr and published by Stax of Books Publishing. This book was released on with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True short stories by real badass women. Not every woman is born a badass, but every woman can become one. Discover how women around the globe have defied tradition and taken control in this collection of personal journeys. Mature women, the majority in their fifties and sixties, graciously bare their souls sharing details of their individual, life-altering journeys towards peace, independence, and personal freedom. Holding nothing back, they show you what compelled them to listen to their inner-woman and ultimately gain what they instinctively knew was missing in their lives.
Download or read book Badass Women Give the Best Advice written by Becca Anderson and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I, for one, will be taking to heart all the advice from these very wise and wild women—silver screen queens, comediennes and brilliant writers.” —Nina Lesowitz, author of The Grateful Life This delightfully dishy gathering of gal pals is like having a heart-to-heart with 200 of your closest friends. Garrulous girls and loquacious ladies from every walk of life unleash their wicked wit in this humorous and enlightening compilation and tell it like it is. Topics include What the World Needs Now, Love Hurts, Lost Love, and Are Men Really Necessary. Learn and laugh at the real stories of the amazing women you love:true tales about wild women of yore that entertain as much as they enlighten. From Anais Nin, Lily Tomlin, Amy Bloom, Dorothy Allison, Drew Barrymore, Chrissy Teigen and beyond, there’s no shortage of sass, sarcasm, or sizzle and a few shocks along the way! In Badass Women Give the Best Advice, readers will find: Wisdom about sex, dating, break ups, weddings, the prerequisites for the perfect kiss, and more!Quotes and true stories from famous women and girl bossesQuizzes, love and sex bucket lists, and topics like “Size Really Does Matter,” and “Cry Me a River, The Weepiest Romantic Movies Ever” that will spice up your sex and love life “Ah, love, luv, l’amour! Buy this for your honey and read it in bed together. That’s amore!” —Trina Robbins, author of Last Girl Standing “Meet your 200 new bffs and listen up. Everything you need to know is in this book.” —Reeda Joseph, author of Girlfriends Forever
Download or read book The Book for Badass Women written by Harriet Dyer and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a badass woman? Whatever the heck she wants to be! Dive head first into this sassy little book filled with empowering tips and kick-ass quotes. A badass woman is someone who follows her own path, whatever that path may be. She speaks up for what she believes in, she pursues her dreams and she isn’t afraid to stay true to herself. This book will give you all the tools you need to unleash your inner badass. Whether you want to say “no” more often, have the courage to take up physical space or free yourself from the goal of “being likable”, these pages are brimming with tips to help you rip up society’s rule-book and go your own way. The chapters include advice on: Strengthening your self-confidence Standing up for what you want Going after your goals Lifting up and empowering other women Whether you want to conquer the world with grit, grace or a little bit of both, The Book for Badass Women will help you on your way to being your truest, most badass self. You got this!
Download or read book Girl You Are a Badass written by Hamza Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a badass girl ? or you know a badass girl? grab this awesome gift for her or for yourself, It's an awesome gift with wide-ruled lines. -120 pages. -6 x 9 inches. -No bleed.
Download or read book Badass Women written by Becca Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women hold up half the sky and, most days, do even more of the heavy lifting including childbearing and child-rearing. Women have always been strong, although this strength is oftentimes unacknowledged. Now we women are coming into our own and have a chance to look at some of the most ass-kicking, powerful, and wise women in history. Badass Women is a celebration of these ladies and will inspire you to conquer the world and unleash your full awesomeness. Becca Anderson, bestselling author of The Book of Awesome Women and The Book of Awesome Women Writers (with more than 100,000 copies of her books sold), has teamed up with Marlene Wagman-Geller, bestselling author of Fabulous Female Firsts and Women of Means (with more than 100,000 copies of her books sold, sensing a pattern here?) to bring us this compendium of fabulous and powerful ladies. Featured women include familiar names (including Harriet Tubman, Malala Yousafzai, Susan B. Anthony, Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace, and Cleopatra) and those less recognized by history, like Annie Easley, an African American woman who worked for NASA and wrote the code to send men to the moon, Eline Collins, the first female US space shuttle commander, Halet ambel, the first Muslim woman to compete in the Olympics, Margaret Brent, the first female attorney in the colonies who practiced in 1642, and many many more From rebel girls who refused to let their wings be clipped to the suffragettes who claimed new space for women, each trailblazer in this collection of biographies pushed the boundaries for what was possible for women in their time. Within these pages are the stories of some of the most fabulous women in history. The daring women who broke the rules, reached for the impossible, and persevered so that we could continue their legacy.
Download or read book Bygone Badass Broads written by Mackenzi Lee and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You’ll meet suffragettes who did jujitsu, women warriors who wore lipstick into battle and queens who put women in their rightful places—positions of power.” —Ms. Based on Mackenzi Lee’s popular weekly Twitter series of the same name, Bygone Badass Broads features fifty-two 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. “The author of the first novel, warriors and rulers, scientists and war heroes. History abounds with tales of trailblazing women long forgotten—especially those who were nonwhite, non-Western, or not straight. Take a look at a dozen of the women in Bygone Badass Broads so you can begin to see what you missed in history class.” —The Boston Globe “Shar[es] the stories of fifty-two women in history who changed the game forever—even though you’ve probably never heard of them . . . If you’re looking for some inspiration this , you Women’s History Month just got it—fifty-two times over.” —Bustle “Lee admirably fulfills her stated goal of promoting lesser-known subjects who are awesome, accompanied by brightly colored, full-page artwork.” —School Library Journal
Download or read book 100 Nasty Women of History written by Hannah Jewell and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 fascinating and brilliantly written stories about history's bravest, baddest but little known 'nasty' women from across the world.In the final debate of the 2016 US presidential election, Donald Trump leaned into the microphone as Hillary Clinton spoke about social security and called his opponent 'such a nasty woman'. The phrase has stuck around and has since become something of a badge of honour for women around the world. What better time than now, then, for us to look back and learn a thing or two from the 'nasty' women of the past? Compiled and written by BuzzFeed writer Hannah Jewell, 100 Nasty Women of History contains profiles of women from across every century, race and continent, united in the fact that they were all a bit 'nasty'. From 3rd-century Japanese Empress Jingu to 20th-century British social reformer Octavia Hill, these are the women who were bold and powerful, but maybe put people (men's) backs up by being so. 100 Nasty Women of History is an accessible, intelligent, hilarious (and sometimes sweary) guide to the history-making women whom you probably don't know - but definitely should.
Download or read book Strong Women Lift Each Other Up written by Molly Galbraith and published by Harper Horizon. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many women have false beliefs about who we are and what we must do to succeed. If you pit yourself against other women because of this, you’re holding yourself back. It’s time for a change. Women are ready to stop the vicious cycle of criticizing, judging, gossiping, and comparing themselves. We want to feel good in our own skin and know we’re enough, just as we are. This book is an evidence-based, actionable guide to creating a better life for yourself and a better world with more opportunity for women and girls. Strong Women Lift Each Other Up is perfect for any woman or girl who has ever: struggled with jealousy or comparing your life or body to other women. wanted to support or believe in women, but felt like they’re catty or tearing you down. felt like you’re competing with other women for opportunities that are scarce, or felt like you were made for more than the life you’re living now. Strong Women Lift Each Other Up will help you radiate confidence from the inside out, chase your dreams without worrying what others think, lift other women up, and live a life filled with a purposeful meaning. You’ll walk in a room feeling like you don’t have to compare yourself to other women. You’ll know exactly who you are and be damn proud of it!
Download or read book Badass Women Give the Best Advice written by Becca Anderson and published by Mango. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out, once and for all, what women talk about when they talk about love in this collection of advice and insight from literati, glitterati, psychologists, sexperts and all-around badasses
Download or read book Badass Mums written by and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything for the child to the dutiful housewife juggling chores, mothers have always been expected to put themselves last. But it's time to bust open the myths and shine a light on the badass women who are defying gender stereotypes and creating their own version of motherhood. Featuring vibrant illustrations by award-winning artist Sarah Firth, this is a celebration of the sassy, inspiring mothers who dared to be different. From the first woman in space Valentina Tereshkova to the Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern, this book reveals the stories of trailblazing women redefining what it means to be a mother.
Download or read book Badass Black Girl written by M.J. Fievre and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publishers Weekly Select Title for Young Readers ─ A Daily Dose of Inspiration for Badass Black Girls Explore the many facets of your identity through hundreds of big and small questions. MJ Fievre tackles topics such as family and friends, school and careers, body image, and stereotypes in this journal designed for teenage girls. By reflecting on these topics, readers confront the issues that can hold them back from living their lives. Embrace authenticity and celebrate who you are. Finding the courage to live as you are is not easy, so here’s a journal designed to help readers nurture their creativity, self-motivation, and positive self-awareness. This journal celebrates girl power and honors the strength and spirit of black girls. Change the way you view the world. This journal provides words of encouragement that seek not just to inspire, but to ignite discussion and debate about the world. Girls, especially, are growing up in a world that tries to tell them how to look and act. MJ Fievre encourages readers to fight the flow and determine for themselves who they want to be. Reading Badass Black Girl: Quotes, Questions, and Affirmations for Teens will help you: • Build and boost your self-esteem with powerful affirmations • Learn more about yourself through intensive and insightful journaling • Resist the mold that outside opinions have put into place, and become comfortable and confident in embracing your authentic self If books like Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter, You Are a Girl Who Can Do Anything: A Very Special Book to Cheer You on and Help You Achieve Greatness, 12 Rules for Life, and Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves, have interested you, then Badass Black Girl is for you!
Download or read book Unabashed Women written by Marlene Wagman-Geller and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08-29 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History A thrilling journey into the badass women whose non-conventional lives left their DNA on history. Discover words of wisdom from the women who found their voices, inspiring you to do the same. Amazing women with a story to tell. Join Mae West as she shakes up the entertainment industry with her wit and wisdom or create colorful art pieces with Yayoi Kusama that are larger than life itself. These women in history defied the expectations of conventional society to live the lives they chose, regardless of what others thought. Words of Wisdom. Society may have labeled these fierce femmes as rebels, bad-ass, wild, or uppity. But, these amazing women still dared to be different. With an out-of-the-box perspective, you’ll find inspiration from an array of fabulous females who will give you a lesson in being one-of-a-kind. Unabashed Women offers you: • Lessons on how to break the glass ceiling • Biographies of trailblazing women from all walks of life • Empowerment through famous females who dared to go against the grain If you enjoyed badass books like Women in Art, The Book of Gutsy Women, or In the Company of Women, then you’ll love Unabashed Women.
Download or read book Badass Women Portraits written by Lisa Chu and published by . This book was released on 2017-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exhibition catalog of mixed media illustrations featuring 31 Badass Women Portraits, created in 31 days, with bonus materials - pages from the artist's sketchbook and more. Learn about women from throughout history and around the world who have contributed in different ways to our world. Be inspired to research your own Badass Women and consider, "What makes a Badass Woman Badass?".48 pages, full color, softcover edition.
Download or read book Action Chicks written by S. Inness and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-01-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Xena, Buffy, Lara Croft. WWF, The Sopranos, Witchblade, La Femme Nikita. The women of pop culture are center stage and as tough as ever. Action Chicks is a groundbreaking collection highlighting the heroines we've grown to worship. What can they tell us about women in the Twent-first-century? What can they tell us about how popular culture depicts women? Do the characters escape traditional gender role expectations? Or do they adhere to sexual, racial, ethnic, and class stereotypes? The essays in Action Chicks provide fans with a new look at their favourite icons and their relationship to the popular media machine. A fascinating collection that's bound to stir up some excitement.
Download or read book Badass written by Shannen Doherty and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The actress best known for her performances in "Beverley Hills 90210" and "Charmed" offers advice on how to live with confidence and style, sharing stories of personal hardships while discussing dating, shopping, and handling rivals.
