Her-storyathon Readathon 2023 - hosted by charlottecoyne

"Bad" Women
Read a book about a woman who was deemed "bad" or even "villainous" in their day. Maybe they rebelled against conventions of their society in some way and were criticised for it, maybe they committed morally grey or even downright evil acts. It will count for this prompt!
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The Richest Woman in America: The Life and Times of Hetty Green by Janet Wallach

The Richest Woman in America: The Life and Times of Hetty Green

Janet Wallach

281 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London by Catherine Ostler

The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London

Catherine Ostler

12 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction biography history informative medium-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
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
Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson

Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries

Rick Emerson

9 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

nonfiction true crime dark emotional informative medium-paced
Chronos Crime Chronicles - Jane Parker: The Downfall of Two Tudor Queens? by Charlie Fenton

Chronos Crime Chronicles - Jane Parker: The Downfall of Two Tudor Queens?

Charlie Fenton

80 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography history medium-paced
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir

Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession

Six Tudor Queens #2

Alison Weir

592 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative sad medium-paced
Lady MacBethad by Isabelle Schuler

Lady MacBethad

Isabelle Schuler

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Medusa by Jessie Burton

Medusa

Jessie Burton

181 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World by Ann Shen

Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World

Ann Shen

224 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction art history hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced