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The Last 100 Books by Female Authors This Theatre Nerd Has Read - Page 2

"Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water." - Eleanor Roosevelt
In honor of International Women's Day, here are the last 100 books by female authors that I have read in recent years.
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The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
The Hiding Place
41
Corrie Ten Boom
An Unspeakable Crime (Elaine Marie Alphin)
An Unspeakable Crime
42
Elaine Marie Alphin
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
43
S. E. Hinton
We Were the Lucky Ones (Georgia Hunter)
We Were the Lucky Ones
44
Georgia Hunter
Shadows of the Workhouse (Jennifer Worth)
Shadows of the Workhouse
45
Jennifer Worth
And Still I Rise (Maya Angelou)
And Still I Rise
46
Maya Angelou
Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family (Miep Gies and Alison Leslie Gold)
Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
47
Miep Gies and Alison Leslie Gold
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
48
Sara Gruen
The Romanov Sisters (Helen Rapparport)
The Romanov Sisters
49
Helen Rapparport
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom (Catherine Clinton)
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
50
Catherine Clinton
Dear Elizabeth: A Play in Letters From Elizabeth Bishop to Robert Lowell and Back Again (Sarah Ruhl)
Dear Elizabeth: A Play in Letters From Elizabeth Bishop to Robert Lowell and Back Again
51
Sarah Ruhl
Roe (Lisa Loomer)
Roe
52
Lisa Loomer
Mother of the Maid (Jane Anderson)
Mother of the Maid
53
Jane Anderson
Ohio State Murders (Adrienne Kennedy)
Ohio State Murders
54
Adrienne Kennedy
The White Rose (Lillian Garrett-Groag)
The White Rose
55
Lillian Garrett-Groag
Joan (Katherine J.Chen)
Joan
56
Katherine J.Chen
Mac Beth (Erica Schmidt)
Mac Beth
57
Erica Schmidt
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Anna Deavere Smith)
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
58
Anna Deavere Smith
My Friend Anne Frank (Hannah Pick-Goslar)
My Friend Anne Frank
59
Hannah Pick-Goslar
The Light We Carry (Michelle Obama)
The Light We Carry
60
Michelle Obama
Becky Nurse of Salem (Sarah Ruhl)
Becky Nurse of Salem
61
Sarah Ruhl
Stage Kiss (Sarah Ruhl)
Stage Kiss
62
Sarah Ruhl
Water by the Spoonful (Quiara Alegria Hudes)
Water by the Spoonful
63
Quiara Alegria Hudes
What the Constitution Means to Me (Heidi Schreck)
What the Constitution Means to Me
64
Heidi Schreck
Death at Victoria Dock (Kerry Greenwood)
Death at Victoria Dock
65
Kerry Greenwood
Around the World in 80 Days (Laura Eason)
Around the World in 80 Days
66
Laura Eason
The Magician's Elephant (Kate DiCamillo)
The Magician's Elephant
67
Kate DiCamillo
Prima Facie (Suzie Miller)
Prima Facie
68
Suzie Miller
Topdog/Underdog (Suzan-Lori Parks)
Topdog/Underdog
69
Suzan-Lori Parks
The Betrayal of Anne Frank (Rosemary Sullivan)
The Betrayal of Anne Frank
70
Rosemary Sullivan
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
71
Agatha Christie
The Hill We Climb (Amanda Gorman)
The Hill We Climb
72
Amanda Gorman
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive (Selina Fillinger)
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
73
Selina Fillinger
The Welkin (Lucy Kirkwood)
The Welkin
74
Lucy Kirkwood
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
75
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
76
Kathryn Stockett
Finding Me: A Memoir (Viola Davis)
Finding Me: A Memoir
77
Viola Davis
In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play (Sarah Ruhl)
In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play
78
Sarah Ruhl
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
79
Maya Angelou
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (Lorraine Hansberry)
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
80
Lorraine Hansberry
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