Originally published in French (in two volumes) as Culottées
This was such a great read! I was familiar with Bagieu’s work from back when she had her blog (Ma vie est tout à fait fascinante) but had never read one of her books. Needless to say, I am going to remedy that ASAP.
Brazen is a collection of graphic bios of women who refused to live according to the rules imposed by society. Some of them are very famous, some of them have been forgotten by history, but all of them paved the way for women today. The illustrations are relatively simple but full of life and energy and the colors are sublime. At the end of each bio, there is a double page illustration that is absolutely worth the price of admission even if you read these comic strips on the Le Monde website (where they originally appeared in France).
Full review here.