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History Books About Powerful Women

History books about women who have exercised pivotal political influence throughout history, whether as rulers or activists.
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Female Monarchs and Merchant Queens in Africa (Nwando Achebe)
Female Monarchs and Merchant Queens in Africa (Nwando Achebe)
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The Unwomanly Face of War (Svetlana Alexievich)
The Unwomanly Face of War (Svetlana Alexievich)
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Nellie Taft: First Lady of the Jazz Age (Carl Anthony)
Nellie Taft: First Lady of the Jazz Age (Carl Anthony)
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Florence Harding (Carl Sferrazza Anthony)
Florence Harding (Carl Sferrazza Anthony)
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Searching for Life: The Grandmothers of the Plaza De Mayo and the Disappeared Children of Argentina (Rita Arditti)
Searching for Life: The Grandmothers of the Plaza De Mayo and the Disappeared Children of Argentina (Rita Arditti)
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Rise Up, Women! (Diane Atkinson)
Rise Up, Women! (Diane Atkinson)
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Victoria the Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire (Julia Baird)
Victoria the Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire (Julia Baird)
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The Firebrand and the First Lady (Patricia Bell-Scott)
The Firebrand and the First Lady (Patricia Bell-Scott)
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Until I Am Free (Keisha N. Blain)
Until I Am Free (Keisha N. Blain)
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Madam Secretary: A Biography of Madeleine Albright (Thomas Blood)
Madam Secretary: A Biography of Madeleine Albright (Thomas Blood)
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Elizabeth's Women (Tracy Borman)
Elizabeth's Women (Tracy Borman)
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Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love and Death in Renaissance Italy (Sarah Bradford)
Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love and Death in Renaissance Italy (Sarah Bradford)
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The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women (Nancy Marie Brown)
The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women (Nancy Marie Brown)
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Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Metoo Movement (Tarana Burke)
Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Metoo Movement (Tarana Burke)
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Notorious RBG (Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik)
Notorious RBG (Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik)
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She Wolves (Helen Castor)
She Wolves (Helen Castor)
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Joan of Arc: A History (Helen Castor)
Joan of Arc: A History (Helen Castor)
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Empress Dowager Cixi (Jung Chang)
Empress Dowager Cixi (Jung Chang)
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Mrs. Lincoln: A Life (Catherine Clinton)
Mrs. Lincoln: A Life (Catherine Clinton)
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When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt (Kara Cooney)
When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt (Kara Cooney)
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Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Helene Cooper)
Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Helene Cooper)
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Women as War Criminals: Gender, Agency and Justice (Jessica Trisko Darden and Izabela Steflja)
Women as War Criminals: Gender, Agency and Justice (Jessica Trisko Darden and Izabela Steflja)
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American Queenmaker: How Missy Meloney Brought Women Into Politics (Julie Des Jardins)
American Queenmaker: How Missy Meloney Brought Women Into Politics (Julie Des Jardins)
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Isabella: The Warrior Queen (Kirstin Downey)
Isabella: The Warrior Queen (Kirstin Downey)
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Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens (Jane Dunn)
Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens (Jane Dunn)
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Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran (Shirin Ebadi)
Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran (Shirin Ebadi)
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Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg (Kate Evans Paul Buhle)
Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg (Kate Evans Paul Buhle)
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Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in the Badlands of Ind
Pink Sari Revolution: A Tale of Women and Power in the Badlands of Ind
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Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi (Katherine Frank)
Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi (Katherine Frank)
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The Warrior Queens (Antonia Fraser)
The Warrior Queens (Antonia Fraser)
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Mary Queen of Scots (Antonia Fraser)
Mary Queen of Scots (Antonia Fraser)
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Catherine De Medici: Renaissance Queen of France (Leonie Frieda)
Catherine De Medici: Renaissance Queen of France (Leonie Frieda)
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Valkyrie; the Women of the Viking World (Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir)
Valkyrie; the Women of the Viking World (Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir)
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The Secretary (Kim Ghattas)
The Secretary (Kim Ghattas)
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A World Made New: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Mary Ann Glendon)
A World Made New: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Mary Ann Glendon)
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Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe (Nancy Goldstone)
Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe (Nancy Goldstone)
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Game of Queens (Sarah Gristwood)
Game of Queens (Sarah Gristwood)
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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts (Rebecca Hall)
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts (Rebecca Hall)
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Women of Intelligence: Winning the Second World War With Air Photos (Christine Halsall)
Women of Intelligence: Winning the Second World War With Air Photos (Christine Halsall)
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Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments (Saidiya Hartman)
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments (Saidiya Hartman)
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