Bold, Brilliant and Bad

From every county in Ireland, meet women who made a real difference to the world we live in today. From creative craftswomen to singing sensations, poets to sporting champions, patriots, scientists and more, the stories of amazing women from our history are too often neglected and forgotten. From every county in Ireland Bold, Brilliant & Bad draws together the stories of more than 120 amazing Irish women. Gaelic Bluebloods * World and Irish Firsts * Women on the Wrong Side of the Law * Sporting Champions * Poets and Writers * Arts and Craftswomen * Musical Sensations * Working-class Heroines * Pioneering Scientists and Lawyers* Unheard Voices Wild Irish Women: Extraordinary Lives from History also by Marian Broderick ‘A fascinating collection of unorthodox women … showing that sisters have been doing it for themselves for a long, long time.’ Belfast Telegraph From every county in Ireland Bold, Brilliant & Bad draws together the stories of over 120 amazing Irish women. Marian Broderick is back to explore the histories of remarkable Irish Women in history. From creative craftswomen to singing sensations, poets to sporting champions. From Lilian Bland to Maeve Binchy and from Anne O'Brien to Professor Sheila Tinney, these women paved the way for the future and made massive changes in their various fields. Meet the women from history who went against the grain and challenged the expectations of the world. There were and are a force to be reckoned with.