Her-storyathon Readathon 2023 - hosted by charlottecoyne

Woman From Another Continent
 Very simply, read a book about a women who lived on a different continent from your own.


 
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Empress Dowager CIXI: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China by Jung Chang

Empress Dowager CIXI: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China

Jung Chang

464 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
The Last Crown by Elżbieta Cherezińska

The Last Crown

Bold #2

Elżbieta Cherezińska

544 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous medium-paced
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Hidden Figures

Margot Lee Shetterly

349 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history race science informative inspiring slow-paced
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

A Thousand Ships

Natalie Haynes

8 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney

When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt

Kara Cooney

9 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
Anseo by Úna-Minh Kavanagh

Anseo

Úna-Minh Kavanagh

190 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Letters of Great Women by Lucinda Hawksley

Letters of Great Women

Lucinda Hawksley

224 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography history
Women vs Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film by Helen O'Hara

Women vs Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film

Helen O'Hara

419 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor

She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth

Helen Castor

480 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

Next Year in Havana

The Cuba Saga #1

Chanel Cleeton

392 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional medium-paced