"A modern girl is nothing without her squad of besties. But don't let all the hashtags fool you: the #girlsquad goes back a long, long time. In this ... book, geek girl Sam Maggs takes you on a tour of some of history's most famous female BFFs .. Spanning art, science, politics, activism, and even sports, these girl squads show just how essential female friendship has been throughout history and throughout the world"--Publisher marketing.