![]() ![]() Her curly, pretty line is unexpectedly perfect for the life of underappreciated 1970s singer/songwriter Betty Davis. Brazen is at its best when Bagieu's ladies are shielded from physical violence and meet happy ends: Artist Tove Jansson, astronaut Mae Jemison, swimmer Annette Kellerman and ancient gynecologist Agnodice are all ideal subjects. This painful but indubitable truth grates perpetually against Bagieu's natural register. Her voice is pert and saucy, and her cartoons are darling.Īlas, though, the radical acts of "rebel ladies" she chronicles haven't always had cute consequences. Bagieu's brand of feminism comes with frills and curlicues galore. Not kittens-and-puppies cuteness, but the kind of cuteness associated with femininity - and not, usually, with feminism. Reading Brazen, French artist Pénélope Bagieu's cartoon celebration of rule-breaking women, I kept thinking about the feminist uses of cuteness. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Brazen Subtitle Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World Author Pénélope Bagieu and Montana Kane ![]()
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