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History Books About Powerful Women - Page 2

History books about women who have exercised pivotal political influence throughout history, whether as rulers or activists.
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Sex With Kings (Eleanor Herman)
Sex With Kings
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Eleanor Herman
Off With Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power (Eleanor Herman)
Off With Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power
42
Eleanor Herman
Women in Purple (Judith Herrin)
Women in Purple
43
Judith Herrin
Njinga of Angola: Africa's Warrior Queen (Linda M. Heywood)
Njinga of Angola: Africa's Warrior Queen
44
Linda M. Heywood
Royal Witches: Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England (Gemma Hollman)
Royal Witches: Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England
45
Gemma Hollman
Sophonisba Breckinridge: Championing Women's Activism in Modern America (Anya Jabour)
Sophonisba Breckinridge: Championing Women's Activism in Modern America
46
Anya Jabour
Queens of Resistance: Nancy Pelosi (Brenda Jones)
Queens of Resistance: Nancy Pelosi
47
Brenda Jones
Queens of Resistance: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Brenda Jones)
Queens of Resistance: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
48
Brenda Jones
Women Warriors: A History (David E. Jones)
Women Warriors: A History
49
David E. Jones
Vanguard (Martha S. Jones)
Vanguard
50
Martha S. Jones
They Were Her Property (Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers)
They Were Her Property
51
Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
The War Queens: Extraordinary Women Who Ruled the Battlefield (Jonathan W Jordan)
The War Queens: Extraordinary Women Who Ruled the Battlefield
52
Jonathan W Jordan
The Daughters of Yalta (Catherine Grace Katz)
The Daughters of Yalta
53
Catherine Grace Katz
The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth (Ken Krimstein)
The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth
54
Ken Krimstein
Monarch: The Life and Reign of Elizabeth II (Robert Lacey)
Monarch: The Life and Reign of Elizabeth II
55
Robert Lacey
Who Killed Berta Cáceres? (Nina Lakhani)
Who Killed Berta Cáceres?
56
Nina Lakhani
The Tigress of Forli (Elizabeth Lev)
The Tigress of Forli
57
Elizabeth Lev
Difficult Women (Helen Lewis)
Difficult Women
58
Helen Lewis
Agent Sonya (Ben Macintyre)
Agent Sonya
59
Ben Macintyre
Catherine the Great (Robert K. Massie)
Catherine the Great
60
Robert K. Massie
Women of the World: The Rise of the Female Diplomat (Helen McCarthy)
Women of the World: The Rise of the Female Diplomat
61
Helen McCarthy
Mothers of Massive Resistance (Elizabeth Gillespie Mcrae)
Mothers of Massive Resistance
62
Elizabeth Gillespie Mcrae
The Women's History of the World (Rosalind Miles)
The Women's History of the World
63
Rosalind Miles
I, Elizabeth (Rosalind Miles)
I, Elizabeth
64
Rosalind Miles
Maharanis. a Family Saga of Four Queens (Lucy Moore)
Maharanis. a Family Saga of Four Queens
65
Lucy Moore
The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela (Sisonke Msimang)
The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela
66
Sisonke Msimang
Getting Away With Murder: Benazir Bhutto's Assassination and the Politics of Pakistan (Heraldo Munoz)
Getting Away With Murder: Benazir Bhutto's Assassination and the Politics of Pakistan
67
Heraldo Munoz
Household Workers Unite: The Untold Story of African American Women Who Built a Movement (Premilla Nadasen)
Household Workers Unite: The Untold Story of African American Women Who Built a Movement
68
Premilla Nadasen
Margaret Beaufort: Mother of the Tudor Dynasty (Elizabeth Norton)
Margaret Beaufort: Mother of the Tudor Dynasty
69
Elizabeth Norton
The Queen and Mrs Thatcher: An Inconvenient Relationship (Dean Palmer)
The Queen and Mrs Thatcher: An Inconvenient Relationship
70
Dean Palmer
Blood, Fire and Gold: The Story of Elisabeth I and Catherine De Medici (Estelle Paranque)
Blood, Fire and Gold: The Story of Elisabeth I and Catherine De Medici
71
Estelle Paranque
The Education of an Idealist (Samantha Power)
The Education of an Idealist
72
Samantha Power
Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill (Sonia Purnell)
Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill
73
Sonia Purnell
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (Sonia Purnell)
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
74
Sonia Purnell
Emmeline Pankhurst: A Biography (June Purvis)
Emmeline Pankhurst: A Biography
75
June Purvis
Femina : A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It (Janina Ramírez)
Femina : A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It
76
Janina Ramírez
Hearts and Minds (Jane Robinson)
Hearts and Minds
77
Jane Robinson
The Pirate Queen (Susan Ronald)
The Pirate Queen
78
Susan Ronald
Memoirs From the Women's Prison (Nawal El Saadawi)
Memoirs From the Women's Prison
79
Nawal El Saadawi
Cleopatra (Stacy Schiff)
Cleopatra
80
Stacy Schiff
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