BRILLIANT, BADASS AND COMPLETELY FEARLESS WOMEN EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
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.
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Author Biography
Hannah Jewell is a senior writer at BuzzFeed UK, where she has become known for
her humour writing about gender, her satire of British and American politics,
and as a presenter for BuzzFeed's live 2016 election night show, watched by
nearly 7 million people. Born in the UK, she grew up in California and did her
undergraduate study at UC Berkeley in Middle East Studies, then moved to the UK
for an MPhil in International Relations and Politics at Cambridge. Now, she
combines her background in history and politics with her love of the internet to
write about remarkable women of the past with an accessible, hilarious, and
sometimes sweary style.
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‘Like Rebel Girls for adults’ – Katy Lovell ‘Hooting with laughter – what a swashbuckler that Hannah Jewell is’ – Marina Hyde ‘Because 100 Nasty Women is so easy to read and witty, I didn't expect it to be the life changing, important book that I'm discovering it to be’ – Philippa Perry A fun, hilarious read that will make a fantastic addition to your feminist library and historical knowledge – Ann Shen, author of BAD GIRLS THROUGHOUT HISTORY ‘Laugh-out-loud funny and inspiring . . . Read it to pick a glorious new role model … and feel more connected to strong women all across time’ – Krista Suh, creator of the Pussyhat Project and author of DIY Rules for a WTF World ‘Both heartbreaking and hilarious, this book aims to give every woman “who gave zero f*cks” the respect and notoriety they have always deserved and long been denied. Vital reading’ * STYLIST *