100 Nasty Women of History

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Think badass women in history are a modern invention? Think again.
In 100 Nasty Women of History, author and former BuzzFeed writer Hannah Jewell shines a light on the bold, brilliant, and boundary-breaking women that (mostly male) historians left out of the textbooks.

These are the women who were too outspoken, too clever, too rebellious—or just too nasty—for their time. Some were ignored, some were erased, and some were even punished for daring to make their mark. But they changed the world anyway.

Inside you’ll meet:

• Women with fearsome kill counts

• Writers whose words were considered dangerous

• Rebels who took on empires and racists

• Party girls who didn’t care what anyone thought

• And yes, women who punched Nazis (sometimes literally)

From warriors and scientists to queens, pirates, activists, and troublemakers, Jewell reclaims the stories of women who gave zero f*cks—and made history doing it.

Irreverent, empowering, and wildly entertaining, this is a feminist history book for anyone who’s tired of sanitized versions of the past. These are the 100 Nasty Women of History you need to know.