Quirk Books can pretty much always be counted on to turn out fabulous content. This is a great book with a fairly wide range of bios that I handed directly to my goddaughter upon completion.

I have immensely enjoyed Sam Maggs' writing over the years. My first read by her was The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy and I loved the combination between quirkiness, genuine tips, fun art and fandom know-how. I similarly enjoyed myself with Wonder Women, a delightful look at 25 trailblazing women. I really liked the almost casual tone of the book, as if you're sitting down with a wise friend of yours who is ready to drop some knowledge and inspire you.

In many ways this is an introduction to these women, with most chapters only covering a few pages. It whets your appetite, in my case especially when it came to women in espionage. This would be a perfect book for any reader at any age, but I can definitely see it being fun, engaging and educative for girls entering their teens.

What was also majorly appreciated was the bibliography and actual info at the end of the book for girls looking to get into STEM subjects. While I'm solidly in the literature corner, my sister is a physicist so I've heard her experiences of trying to stay determined in a field that is set against you. Hopefully a book like this can be an extra little push of confidence for girls like her!

I love this book. It reminds me of the "Girl Power" biographies I used to get at book fairs in elementary school.

Fun, accessible text and charming pictures! A great way to learn about some of history's forgotten badass ladies.

This book was awesome! Separated into categories like scientists, explorers, inventors, etc., each short chapter detailed these women’s lives in succinct but entertaining prose that included modern slang which I felt made it that much more likeable. Most of the women I had never heard of and delighted in knowing that they are finally getting some recognition for their deeds, and wished they could each have a full length bio to learn more! I did like that it included a full bibliography at the end, and especially liked the list of resources for girls to get involved in similar pursuits today!

I enjoyed this as one of the first books in the emerging genre of highlighting the achievements of women who have been hidden from history. I wish these types of books had been more prominent when I was growing up!

I am writing from the UK and I myself really enjoyed the book but feel a little conflicted about this. The book will not appeal to male readers as some of the comments are a little strident. (I have typed a review before and it would not send - the first one gave examples of the strident nature of some comments). I applaud the sentiments behind the book but do feel that some of the heroines sighted did have male support and this should be celebrated. One lady even said that women had so much to achieve that small steps were necessary. This is the way some of the people I have known who have done a great deal for feminism felt. I feel a more conciliatory tone is required. I also support the idea of team work a great deal and feel this is often not explored enough. The girls of today who are going to engage in STEM subjects in particular are going to have to work in collaboration and in some ways this is a development which many of the pioneers did not have the opportunity to do. Coming from the UK I think there are a number of ladies I might have chosen who show some of these characteristics, Gertrude Bell, Ethel Watts (the first female chartered accountant who qualified through examination) , Alison Hargreaves who died on K2, she left two children and it was this the press could not understand, but when did the press ever say the same about the male mountaineers?

I did enjoy the introduction, the introduction to each section and the present day Q&A sessions. These gave a balance to the book. If this was to be published in the UK it might not work, if however the format was taken and more Europeans were mentioned it probably would. It was good to see different examples to the usual.Marie Curie and Florence Nightingale for the fight for recognition of women's achievements. Well done to Sam Maggs. Some of the issues are greater than feminism, they are also racial, class related but all achieved and that is what is celebrated in this book.

I LOVED this book. It's the type of book I would have wanted when I was a younger kid.

Not only is Maggs a really funny writer, but they are also really clever and diverse; for example, the first person in this novel who was interviewed was a transgender woman, and many of the women written about in the novel are women of colour, lesbian or bisexual women, and there's a transgender woman from the 1700s (I believe. It might have been the 1600s).

This book was so well put together too. Overall, I really, really loved it, and would totally recommend it to anyone.

I did not review this book because I did not like it and I didn't want to leave a negative review.
It was not a fit for the students I work with.

I absolutely adored this book. In the same vein of Rad American Women A-Z and Rad Women Worldwide, this collection of feminist biographies and essays packs a punch and makes a great gift book for any reader interested in learning about kickass women.

I enjoyed the longer length of the essays in this anthology and even wished they had contained MORE information. It would make a great follow up to the anthologies aimed for younger readers, as I think this was a more YA audience, though also perfect for adults. I've been hand selling this title like crazy and I don't think I'll be stopping anytime soon!

Thank you for the opportunity to review this inspiring, interesting, well-written title! I will recommend it to anyone interested in the stories of women who made history :-)

March is women's history month, and this book is the perfect book if you want to learn about some of the amazing contributions women have made. One of the things I thought was great about this book was that it featured women who don't seem to be front and center when it comes to women inventors and trailblazers. I really enjoyed reading about people I hadn't heard about yet, or knew only in name.