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Formidable Female Characters - Page 2

Some are delightful (Ántonia Shimerda), some are detestable (Annie Wilkes), and some are a mix of many conflicting qualities (Molly Bloom, Jean Brodie).
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Beth Harmon (The Queen's Gambit, Walter Tevis, 1983)
Beth Harmon (The Queen's Gambit, Walter Tevis, 1983)
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Clarice Starling (Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris, 1988)
Clarice Starling (Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris, 1988)
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Nancy Drew (Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Clock, 1930)
Nancy Drew (Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Clock, 1930)
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Rachel Ashley (My Cousin, Rachel, Daphne Du Maurier, 1951)
Rachel Ashley (My Cousin, Rachel, Daphne Du Maurier, 1951)
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Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy, Louise Fitzhugh, 1964)
Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy, Louise Fitzhugh, 1964)
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Melinda Sordino (Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson, 1999)
Melinda Sordino (Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson, 1999)
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Juliet Capulet (Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, 1595)
Juliet Capulet (Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, 1595)
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Vanessa Wye (My Dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russell, 2020)
Vanessa Wye (My Dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russell, 2020)
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Coraline Jones (Coraline, Neil Gaiman, 2002)
Coraline Jones (Coraline, Neil Gaiman, 2002)
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Renée Michel (The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Barbery, 2006)
Renée Michel (The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Barbery, 2006)
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Nora Charles (The Thin Man, Dashiell Hammett, 1933)
Nora Charles (The Thin Man, Dashiell Hammett, 1933)
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Emily Bas-Thornton (A High Wind in Jamaica, Richard Hughes, 1929)
Emily Bas-Thornton (A High Wind in Jamaica, Richard Hughes, 1929)
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Hermione Granger (Harry Potter Series, J.K. Rowling)
Hermione Granger (Harry Potter Series, J.K. Rowling)
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The Marquise De Merteuil (Dangerous Liaisons, 1782)
The Marquise De Merteuil (Dangerous Liaisons, 1782)
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Edna Pontellier (The Awakening, Kate Chopin, 1899)
Edna Pontellier (The Awakening, Kate Chopin, 1899)
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Janie Mae Crawford (Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston)
Janie Mae Crawford (Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston)
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Daisy Buchanan (The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925)
Daisy Buchanan (The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925)
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Celie (The Color Purple, Alice Walker, 1982)
Celie (The Color Purple, Alice Walker, 1982)
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Mma Precious Ramotswe (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency)
Mma Precious Ramotswe (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency)
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Portia (The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare, 1597)
Portia (The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare, 1597)
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Irene Westover Redfield (Passing, Nella Larsen, 1929)
Irene Westover Redfield (Passing, Nella Larsen, 1929)
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Carmilla (Carmilla, Sheridan Le Fanu, 1872)
Carmilla (Carmilla, Sheridan Le Fanu, 1872)
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Margaret Simon (Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, Blume, 1970)
Margaret Simon (Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, Blume, 1970)
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Flora Poste (Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons, 1932)
Flora Poste (Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons, 1932)
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Ultima (Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya, 1972)
Ultima (Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya, 1972)
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Emma Woodhouse (Emma, Jane Austen, 1815)
Emma Woodhouse (Emma, Jane Austen, 1815)
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Joan Castleman (The Wife, Meg Wolitzer, 2003)
Joan Castleman (The Wife, Meg Wolitzer, 2003)
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Ellen Olenska (The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton, 1920)
Ellen Olenska (The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton, 1920)
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Maria Wyeth (Play It as It Lays, Joan Didion, 1970)
Maria Wyeth (Play It as It Lays, Joan Didion, 1970)
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Baby Jane Hudson (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Farrell, 196O)
Baby Jane Hudson (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Farrell, 196O)
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Mademoiselle Elisabeth Rousset (Boule De Suif, Maupassant)
Mademoiselle Elisabeth Rousset (Boule De Suif, Maupassant)
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Moll Flanders (Moll Flanders, Daniel Defoe, 1719)
Moll Flanders (Moll Flanders, Daniel Defoe, 1719)
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Nicola Six (London Fields, Martin Amis, 1989)
Nicola Six (London Fields, Martin Amis, 1989)
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Clytemnestra (Agamemnon, Aeschylus, 458 B.C.)
Clytemnestra (Agamemnon, Aeschylus, 458 B.C.)
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Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren, 1945)
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren, 1945)
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Nora Helmer (A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen, 1879)
Nora Helmer (A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen, 1879)
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Dorothy (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Baum, 1900)
Dorothy (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Baum, 1900)
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Sophie Zawistowska (Sophie's Choice, William Styron, 1979)
Sophie Zawistowska (Sophie's Choice, William Styron, 1979)
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Flavia De Luce (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Bradley)
Flavia De Luce (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Bradley)
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Jo March (Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, 1868)
Jo March (Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, 1868)
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