"Brilliant, badass and completely fearless women everyone should know"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Wonderful ancient weirdos -- Women with impressive kill counts -- Women who were geniuses (despite the fact that they were girls) -- Women who wrote dangerous things (according to terrible men) -- Women who wore trousers and enjoyed terrifying hobbies -- Women who fought empires and racists -- Women who knew who to have a good-ass time -- Women who punched Nazis (metaphorically but also not) -- Your new revolutionary role models.

100 fascinating and brilliantly written stories about history's bravest, baddest but little known 'nasty' women from across the world.In the final debate of the 2016 US presidential election, Donald Trump leaned into the microphone as Hillary Clinton spoke about social security and called his opponent 'such a nasty woman'. The phrase has stuck around and has since become something of a badge of honour for women around the world. What better time than now, then, for us to look back and learn a thing or two from the 'nasty' women of the past? Compiled and written by BuzzFeed writer Hannah Jewell, 100 Nasty Women of History contains profiles of women from across every century, race and continent, united in the fact that they were all a bit 'nasty'. From 3rd-century Japanese Empress Jingu to 20th-century British social reformer Octavia Hill, these are the women who were bold and powerful, but maybe put people (men's) backs up by being so. 100 Nasty Women of History is an accessible, intelligent, hilarious (and sometimes sweary) guide to the history-making women whom you probably don't know - but definitely should.