It seems that the 'Crazy Cat Lady' from the Simpsons is long over and done with. Now, being called a 'Cat Lady' is cool.

JD Vance didn't know he would largely contribute to debunking the crazy cat lady myth when he unashamedly called Democrats' leaders, namely Kamala Harris 'a bunch of childless cat ladies ....' on a televised interview.

This fuelled cat lady pride on social media and brought an unprecedented scratch of feline feminism to the sign of the times. Taylor Swift gave the new term and meme its rightful crown in her social media post endorsement of Kamala Harris, when she signed it 'Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady'.

From Egyptian queen Nefertiti to the Chinese poet Li Qinzhao, the astrophysicist Margarita Hack, the actress Audrey Hepburn and many more... this book celebrates fifty badass women across the centuries until today, who rocked their world with their pioneering character and look on life, while celebrating the strongest bond with the most mysterious and independent pet species, the almighty cat.

Fiercely independent, singularly minded, elegantly mysterious and most of all, untamed - what could be a better compliment than being called a cat lady?

Tilly is a French writer living in London, who specialises in humorous writing. She has compiled and written small gift books with several UK publishers.

Emily Skinner is a London based illustrator, who has been published in the UK. She has produced a very popular illustrated ABC of Cats!