Nzinga lived from 1583-1663, and was sent by her father to negotiate with the Portuguese when she was only sixteen. Nzinga, Queen of Ndongo and Matamba (today part of Angola). Here are a few of the kickass women included: The art is clever and colorful and the text is packed with information but also with humor and good storytelling. The panels are simple and classical in style (mostly rectangles), which allows for the focus to be on the information presented. I loved this book so much that I couldn’t resist sharing it with you all. This month I give you not one Kickass Woman but rather twenty-nine, as profiled in the graphic non-fiction book Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World ( A | BN | K | AB ).
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