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Formidable Female Characters

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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Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, 1813)
Elizabeth Bennet
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Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, 1813
Anna Karenina (Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy, 1877)
Anna Karenina
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Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy, 1877
Lady MacBeth (MacBeth, Shakespeare, 1606)
Lady MacBeth
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MacBeth, Shakespeare, 1606
Molly Bloom (Ulysses, James Joyce, 1922)
Molly Bloom
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Ulysses, James Joyce, 1922
Medea (Medea, Euripides, 431 BC)
Medea
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Medea, Euripides, 431 BC
Emma Bovary (Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert, 1856)
Emma Bovary
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Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert, 1856
Jean Brodie (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Muriel Sparks, 1961)
Jean Brodie
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Muriel Sparks, 1961
Lisbeth Salander (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Larsson, 2005)
Lisbeth Salander
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Larsson, 2005
Ántonia Shimerda (My Antonia, Willa Cather, 1918)
Ántonia Shimerda
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My Antonia, Willa Cather, 1918
Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, 1847)
Jane Eyre
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Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, 1847
Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo, 1831)
Esmeralda
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo, 1831
Hedda Gabler (Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen, 1890)
Hedda Gabler
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Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen, 1890
Offred (The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood, 1985)
Offred
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The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood, 1985
Holly Golightly (Breakfast at Tiffany's, Truman Capote, 1958)
Holly Golightly
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Breakfast at Tiffany's, Truman Capote, 1958
Merricat Blackwood (We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Jackson)
Merricat Blackwood
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Jackson
Blanche Dubois (A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams, 1947)
Blanche Dubois
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A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams, 1947
Sophia Stanton-Lacy (The Grand Sophy, Georgette Heyer, 1950)
Sophia Stanton-Lacy
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The Grand Sophy, Georgette Heyer, 1950
Scout Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, 1960)
Scout Finch
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To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, 1960
Tess Durbeyfield (Tess of the D'urburvilles, Thomas Hardy, 1891)
Tess Durbeyfield
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Tess of the D'urburvilles, Thomas Hardy, 1891
Violet Weston (August: Osage County, Tracy Letts, 2007)
Violet Weston
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August: Osage County, Tracy Letts, 2007
Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll)
Alice
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
Antigone (Antigone, Sophocles, 441 BC)
Antigone
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Antigone, Sophocles, 441 BC
Sally Bowles (Goodbye to Berlin, Christopher Isherwood, 1939)
Sally Bowles
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Goodbye to Berlin, Christopher Isherwood, 1939
Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery, 1908)
Anne Shirley
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Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery, 1908
Stargirl Caraway (Stargirl, Jerry Spinelli, 2000)
Stargirl Caraway
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Stargirl, Jerry Spinelli, 2000
Natasha Rostova (War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy, 1869)
Natasha Rostova
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War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy, 1869
Becky Sharp (Vanity Fair, Thackeray, 1848)
Becky Sharp
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Vanity Fair, Thackeray, 1848
Claire Zachanassian (The Visit, Friedrich Durrenmatt, 1956)
Claire Zachanassian
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The Visit, Friedrich Durrenmatt, 1956
Isabel Archer (The Portrait of a Lady, Henry James, 1881)
Isabel Archer
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The Portrait of a Lady, Henry James, 1881
Lysistrata (Lysistrata, Euripides, 411 B.C.)
Lysistrata
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Lysistrata, Euripides, 411 B.C.
Esther Greenwood (The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath, 1963)
Esther Greenwood
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The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath, 1963
The Little Mermaid (The Little Mermaid, Andersen, 1837)
The Little Mermaid
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The Little Mermaid, Andersen, 1837
Bridget Jones (Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding, 1996)
Bridget Jones
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Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding, 1996
Lisbeth Fischer (Cousin Bette, Honoré De Balzac, 1846)
Lisbeth Fischer
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Cousin Bette, Honoré De Balzac, 1846
Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, 1996)
Daenerys Targaryen
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Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, 1996
Sarah Woodruff (The French Lieutenant's Woman, Fowles, 1969)
Sarah Woodruff
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The French Lieutenant's Woman, Fowles, 1969
Annie Wilkes (Misery, Stephen King, 1987)
Annie Wilkes
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Misery, Stephen King, 1987
Scarlett O'Hara (Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell, 1936)
Scarlett O'Hara
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Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell, 1936
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers, 1934)
Mary Poppins
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P.L. Travers, 1934
Mrs. Robinson (The Graduate, Charles Webb, 1963)
Mrs. Robinson
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The Graduate, Charles Webb, 1963
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