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Memorable Women in Literature

I remember the women and girls in these books because they are fearless, or create fear. Are admirable or repulsive. Charming or cruel. Funny or infinitely sad. This list is a compilation of various best lists for adults, young adults, and children along with personal favorites. Who are your favorites? How many have you read?
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
1
John Steinbeck
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
2
Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
3
Emily Brontë
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
4
Fannie Flagg
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
5
Euripides
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
6
Jane Austen
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
7
Jane Austen
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
8
Gustave Flaubert
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
9
Kate Chopin
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
10
Edith Wharton
Daisy Miller (Henry James)
Daisy Miller
11
Henry James
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
12
Margaret Mitchell
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
13
William Shakespeare
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
14
William Shakespeare
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
15
Louisa May Alcott
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
16
Henry James
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
17
Lewis Carroll
The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
18
Anonymous
Nancy Drew (Kelly Thompson & Jenn St-Onge)
Nancy Drew
19
Kelly Thompson & Jenn St-Onge
Anne of Green Gables (LM Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
20
LM Montgomery
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
21
Jane Austen
Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia
22
C.S. Lewis
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
23
Nathaniel Hawthorne
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
24
Harper Lee
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
25
Truman Capote
Miss Marple Series (Agatha Christie)
Miss Marple Series
26
Agatha Christie
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
27
Dante Alighieri
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
28
E.B. White
Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw)
Pygmalion
29
George Bernard Shaw
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
30
Astrid Lindgren
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
31
George Eliot
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (Alexander McCall Smith)
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
32
Alexander McCall Smith
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
33
Pearl S. Buck
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
34
Anne Tyler
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
35
Anne Tyler
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Ernest J. Gaines)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
36
Ernest J. Gaines
Maisie Dobbs (Jacqueline Winspear)
Maisie Dobbs
37
Jacqueline Winspear
Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
Joy Luck Club
38
Amy Tan
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
39
Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
40
Charles Dickens
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