Women Daredevils: Thrills, Chills, and Frills Book

I've come to the conclusion that there need to be about a billion more books like this. In US society we tend to assume "man" for "default human". Further, we tend to assume white, anglo-saxon, protestant, not-disabled, straight, middle-or upper- class, etc. It doesn't matter that one doesn't have to fit any of those criteria to be newsworthy or historically interesting. What matters, I think, is reminding everyone again and again if need be, that plenty of people have achieved interesting lives without fitting into some, or even all, of those norms. So bring them on, all the lists anyone can think of, all the people who are intriguing in whatever fields. Let the children's libraries of the US and other nations be chock full of increasing obscure lists of Women Athletes, POC Inventors, Non-Christian or Utterly Irreligious Military Heroes, Disabled Scholars, GLBTQ Entrepreneurs, Poor Scientists, and cetra. I'm confident that in some way everyone who ever lived was important and interesting, if only for never having been recognized as important or interesting, and I would like every kid, with whatever identities they may have, to be able to find people like them who have done fascinating things.

And also, I find books like this great fun.

Library copy.