Bold, Brilliant and Bad: Irish Women from History

by Marian Broderick

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.

 

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Feminism, Biography, Ireland, Science, Religion

304 pages, Paperback

Published March 27, 2025

About the author

Marian Broderick is a freelance editor and a writer. Marian lives and works in London. Her parents are Irish and therefore all her childhood summers were spent in Ireland.

Reviews

[Teresa]

This is a great read. There were so many wonderful (and not so wonderful) Irish women that I hadn't heard of. It's very well written with short concise pieces on each woman and these are divided into different chapters with different headings.
Very enjoyable for people who love history and have an interest in human behavior written in an easy style.

[D]

Great book to dip into with a wide ranging selection of women included

[John Somers]

11/20.

[★]

Very easy and digestible, reminiscent of "Goodnight stories for rebel girls" I had when I was younger, but for an older reading range. All in all very informative and fun to read.