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 Countess by Rebecca Johns

The Countess

Rebecca Johns

355 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical horror dark slow-paced
Byen Erobret by Agnes Henningsen
Byen Erobret
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Agnes Henningsen

Byen Erobret

Agnes Henningsens Erindringer #3

Agnes Henningsen

204 pages • first pub 1943 (editions) user-added

nonfiction autobiography classics
Bessborough: Three Women. Three Decades. Three Stories of Courage by Deirdre Finnerty

Bessborough: Three Women. Three Decades. Three Stories of Courage

Deirdre Finnerty

316 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional informative sad medium-paced
The Moss House by Clara Barley

The Moss House

Clara Barley

210 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance challenging informative medium-paced
Sex and the City of Ladies: Rewriting History with Cleopatra, Lucrezia Borgia and Catherine the Great by Lisa Hilton

Sex and the City of Ladies: Rewriting History with Cleopatra, Lucrezia Borgia and Catherine the Great

Lisa Hilton

80 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction feminism gender history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

Rule of Wolves

King of Scars #2

Leigh Bardugo

592 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China by Leta Hong Fincher

Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China

Leta Hong Fincher

240 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction feminism politics challenging informative fast-paced
Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany by Richard Lucas

Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany

Richard Lucas

321 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional informative inspiring slow-paced
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