Edition of International Material Throughout history and across the globe, one characteristic connects the daring women of Brazen: their indomitable spirit. 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. Pnlope Bagieu (Author) FORMAT Paperback 18.99 17.66 Available add to cart add to wishlist Description 2019 Eisner Award Winner for Best U.S. With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Pénélope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. Insightful and clever, at times infuriating and disheartening, this serves as a reminder that the hardships women face today have been sharedand overcomeby many others. On the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8 2021, 5 episodes of the Culottes series are available for 24 hours everywhere in the world (except France). Bagieu delivers a pice de rsistance that succinctly summarizes the obstacles and victories of these daring women. Like a kind of feminist directory, this animated series paints a portrait of thirty heroines left in the shadows. Throughout history and across the globe, one characteristic connects the daring women of Brazen: their indomitable spirit. With Culottes (Brazen), Pnlope Bagieu pays tribute to the women overlooked and forgotten by history. She is the author most recently of Brazen Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World, published by First Second Books.īrazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World In her spare time, she blogs, drums in a rock band, and watches lots of nature shows. She currently lives in Brooklyn, and frequently collaborates with Télérama, Elle, Le Monde, the Théâtre du Rond-Point, and many foreign publications. Many of her works have been published in other languages and some have been adapted for film. In 2013 she was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et Lettres for her contribution to the world of art and literature in France. She is best known for her graphic novel Exquisite Corpse ( Cadavre Exquis, Gallimard Jeunesse), which was published in France in 2010, and in May 2015 in the United States with First Second Books. Pénélope Bagieu was born in Paris in 1982, to Corsican and Basque parents.

Brazen by Pénélope Bagieu