SM: Cool, that’s really nice to hear because that was really important to me. How did you decide who to discuss in the book? So we went forward from there.įS: I’m such a history and anthropology nerd and I was heartened to see many names in the book I’d never heard of. Unfortunately, they were cut for space in Fangirl’s Guide, but my editor said this would be an interesting book all on its own. When I was writing The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy, I had little chapter enders that were bios about women in history who had done interesting things in fields traditionally dominated men. Sam Maggs: I got my Master’s degree in Victorian literature and a very particular type of women’s fiction, so I always enjoyed finding the stories that have been lost to time in old newspapers and old books. Maggs spoke to me recently about the genesis behind Wonder Women, how she selected which women she discussed in the book, and what projects she has coming around the bend.įreakSugar: How long has the idea for Wonder Women been gestating? The assistant writer at BioWare and author of Quirk Books’ The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy set out to put the spotlight on women and their contributions to history that, far too often, have pushed to the side and not given the proper attention they deserve. Writer Sam Maggs wants to change that in her new book Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History, out now from Quirk Books. As such, those achievers and innovators’ stories are often lost to us and don’t make their way into the history books or in our collective memory.

All too often in history, women’s achievements in STEM fields, business, and in so many other professions and fields have been obscured, hidden, or outright stolen simply because they were women.

Wonder women by sam maggs