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Historical fiction is my favorite go to genre and add that to a short story anthology about women being awesome and you’ve have my dream come true. So many authors told stories of girls just trying live this life. Anna-Marie McLemore wrote a gorgeous story, Mackenzie Lee taught me something I didn’t know, Marieke Nijkamp wrote a story that broke my heart and gave me hope. All these stories piece themselves together to show how women prevailed.


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The Radical Element 12 Stories of Daredevils Debutantes Other Dauntless Girls Jessica Spotswood Books Reviews

This is going to be a long review because I have so much love to give to this anthology.

At first glance, I loved the way the stories are in a chronological order, and the year + setting is clearly stated right before every story. Then I started reading, and I’m not kidding when I say that I fell in love with every single one of these heroines. The quality of writing in this anthology was through the roof – I was taken in by every single story. I also loved the author’s notes at the end of each story, which included many things the real historical context, the research that went into the stories, how the experience of the characters relates to the authors’ experiences, and sometimes even recommended further reading.

As soon as I finished reading, I went on Goodreads to look up the other books by these authors and add most of them to my TBR.

While I kinda wish more of the stories had queer characters, I still didn’t mind in this case since the religious, racial and neurodivergent diversity was amazing. Many of the stories didn’t have romance at all, or there were hints of future romance, but the ambition of the girls took priority (for now). Still, there were some great male (future) love interests that I fell in love with.

It’s very difficult to pick favourites in this anthology when I rated almost every individual story 5 stars, but I’m going to mark a few stories as my favourites anyway.

* 1838 Savannah, Georgia — Daughter of the Book by Dahlia Adler With a Jewish main character, this story is about a girl who yearns to learn about her own culture and religion, including things that are said to be improper for girls and women. She recruits a Jewish boy to be her teacher, and the two of them find empowering women in Jewish religious texts. I absolutely loved not just the main character, but her chosen teacher, Caleb as well. 5/5 stars

* 1844 Nauvoo, Illinois — You’re a Stranger Here by Mackenzie Lee This story has a Mormon main character who eventually risks her life for her and her mother’s religion, despite the fact that she actively questions her own faith in their prophet. I really loved the questioning aspect of it, especially paired with the ending, and the writing was just absolutely amazing. 5/5 stars

* 1858 Colorado River, New Mexico Territory — The Magician by Erin Bowman This is one of several stories where I was worried it would end badly, but instead it had an open, perhaps bittersweet ending where you’re free to imagine how things end up. The main character is an orphaned girl disguising herself as a boy to keep her job, and save up money so she can find her family. I absolutely loved the ending of the story, and the last few lines were my favourite. 5/5 stars

* 1863 Charleston, South Carolina — Lady Firebrand by Megan Shepherd THIS STORY. This story was amazing. The main character is a white girl in a wheelchair who travels from the Northern states to the South to visit her relatives, with her black best friend posing as her maid. Her relatives have no idea that the two of them are actually abolitionist spies helping the Northern cause. This story also had a male character that I loved, and I loved the way the story ended (although I would have loved to see the rescue itself). 5/5 stars

1905 Tulsa, Indian Territory — Step Right Up by Jessica Spotswood Major trigger warning for a physically abusive uncle here, with beating in the story itself as well. Step Right Up is about a young girl who wants to join the circus, not only to get away from her uncle but primarily to be a performer, which has been her dream since she was five. This story also had a lovely relationship between the two sisters that I loved (and also a sapphic main character, though her only love interest in the story is unrequited). 5/5 stars

1923 Los Angeles and the Central Valley, California — Glamour by Anna-Marie McLemore Glamour has a Mexican main character whose dream is to become a famous actress on the cover of magazines in Hollywood – but to achieve that, she uses an inherited family charm to appear more white. This story has a transgender male love interest and heavy themes of racism, and it’s absolutely amazing. 5/5 stars

* 1927 Washington, D.C. — Better for All the World by Marieke Nijkamp This was one of those stories where I hoped the guy wouldn’t turn out to be a jerk, and yet… Better for All the World was a story about an autistic girl who wants to be a lawyer, and it’s also #ownvoices for autism. It has discussions of forced sterilisation on mentally ill or autistic people, and I found it one of the most chilling stories in this collection. I absolutely loved the main character. It was also a good example that believing somebody doesn’t deserve to have rights isn’t just a “difference in opinion”. 5/5 stars

1943 Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts — When the Moonlight Isn’t Enough A fascinating story with a black main character who lives with her parents. They harvest the moonlight itself and drink it every month to lengthen their lives, so the main character is hundreds of years old, but still having to go through the same milestones for 16-year-olds, and being treated as a kid by her parents (“this is grown-up talk”). It’s also about loving a country that doesn’t love you, and wanting to help people in spite of it. 5/5 stars

1952 Brooklyn, New York — The Belle of the Ball by Sarvenaz Tash A story about a girl who has been writing funny scenes to be acted out by her friend for years. She loves I Love Lucy and wants to write comedy, despite the fact that so many people, including her neighbour thinks that “women just aren’t funny”. One of my favourite parts was that she had that quote up on her wall as motivation to write. 4/5 stars

1955 Oakland, California — Land of the Sweet, Home of the Brave by Stacey Lee Lana, this story’s main character has both Japanese and Chinese ancestry, but she was born in America and even her grandmother has worked on the sugar fields there. She enters a contest to be the face of the company that both her Japanese grandmother and half-Japanese mother work for, as the only Asian girl among the contestants. 5/5 stars

1972 Queens, New York — The Birth of Susi Go-Go by Meg Medina The main character here is Cuban, immigrated to the U.S. as a child, who wishes to be more American and dress like her neighbour, Linda. I loved the ending of the story and the reaction of the grandparents, though I can’t say much more without spoiling it. 3.5/5 stars

1984 Boston, Massachusetts — Take Me With U by Sara Farizan The Iranian main character here is staying with her uncle in America temporarily while war goes on in her home country, and she ends up joining a feminist band with some other American girls. I absolutely loved the bilingualism of this story, how she didn’t understand everything and had to ask her 6-year-old cousin for help (which was especially funny when neither of them had any idea what the band’s name meant). 3.5/5 stars
First, I want to say I am a huge supporter of Girl Power. This is one of the reasons this book stood out to me.
The Radical Element is twelve individual stories written by different authors. Each story is unique, but they all share one thing in common. They are stories of how girls stood up and spoke out for what they needed or wanted to do. They didn’t let anyone else control who they wanted to be. From a girl card player pretending to be a boy so she was allowed to play with her friends to a fancy girl wanting to be a nurse and another wanting to join the circus, each girl followed her dreams.
My favorite story was Take Me with U because it is about a refugee who moves to America. Soheila is new and must learn a different language. She meets a group of spunky girls, and they start a band together, against her mother’s wish. When her mother comes to their rehearsal to drag her home, Soheila softly and strongly stated, “I’m not going.” Then at the concert, she pours all of her feelings into her music. I like that Soheila doesn’t just blindly follow what her mother says or hide who she is; she is honest with her mother and stays true to herself. Warning This story includes a little bit of bad language.
I give this book four stars because some stories were detailed and fun to read, but many struggled to set up the story before jumping into the action. I didn’t know enough about the characters or setting in the beginning and felt like I couldn’t follow along with the story. This book is perfect for you if you love Girl Power. I recommend this book for ages 10+ because of the language in one story and mature plots intended for teenagers.
Reviewed by Bianca M., Age 8, Denver Mensa
I enjoyed A Tyranny of Petticoats much more than I enjoyed this one. I felt that the characters were lacking and I found myself quite bored a lot of the time. The stories lacked something - they were all well written, but they didn't stay with me. I just didn't care about any of these stories or their characters.
I adored this collection and immediately bought a second copy to give as a gift. I've read both this one and A TYRRANY OF PETTICOATS and would buy a third in the series if one were released. A lovely book, one of my favorite books I've read this year. I don't often reread books, but I will definitely read this one again.
Historical fiction is my favorite go to genre and add that to a short story anthology about women being awesome and you’ve have my dream come true. So many authors told stories of girls just trying live this life. Anna-Marie McLemore wrote a gorgeous story, Mackenzie Lee taught me something I didn’t know, Marieke Nijkamp wrote a story that broke my heart and gave me hope. All these stories piece themselves together to show how women prevailed.