These are women and role models we need in life. Some of the stories may be too violent or sexy for younger kids, such as this panel here: They are also great for visual learners, such as myself, and help create a story in our head that is easy to recall when taking a test or writing an essay.

Graphic novels are popular and even engage reluctant readers. They make great additions to the classroom and for teachers to introduce into their lesson plans in a way that will really appeal to kids. The stories are great for kids, teens, and adults alike. But not everyone knows how Hamilton got her start in acting or what led her to audition for the role in the first place.īRAZEN retells history in a fun, visual way. The Wizard of Oz is so beloved that everyone knows a lot of what took place on the movie set, including hearing about the fire that harmed Wicked Witch of the West actress Margaret Hamilton. There are women whose histories were completely new, and others who are ingrained in pop culture. Some of my favorite histories included the Las Mariposas sisters, whose story is tragic, but whose lives gave birth to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women every year on November 25th, and women such as Nzinga and Wu Zetian, who became queens and empresses against the odds, and Frances Glessner Lee, whose hobby created an entire program at Harvard and led to breakthroughs in forensic science-she was even the inspiration behind the character of Jessica Fletcher from Murder, She Wrote. Artwork ©Pénélope Bagieu, Macmillan First Second

Brazen by penelope bagieu