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Scandalous Women: The Lives and Loves of History's Most Notorious Women (originale 2011; edizione 2011)

di Elizabeth Kerri Mahon (Autore)

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Throughout history women have caused wars, defied the rules, and brought men to their knees. The famous and the infamous, queens, divorcées, actresses, and outlaws have created a ruckus during their lifetimes-turning heads while making waves. Scandalous Womentells the stories of the risk takers who have flouted convention, beaten the odds, and determined the course of world events. When Cleopatra (69 BC-30 BC) wasn't bathing in asses' milk, the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty ruled Egypt and forged an important political alliance with Rome against her enemies-until her dalliance with Marc Antony turned the empire against her. Emilie du Châtelet (1706-1748), a mathematician, physicist, author, and paramour of one of the greatest minds in France, Voltaire, shocked society with her unorthodox lifestyle and intellectual prowess-and became a leader in the study of theoretical physics in France at a time when the sciences were ruled by men. Long before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1928) fought to end discrimination and the terrible crime of lynching and helped found the NAACP, but became known as a difficult woman for her refusal to compromise and was largely lost in the annals of history. Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) had a passion for archaeology and languages, and left her privileged world behind to become one of the foremost chroniclers of British imperialism in the Middle East, and one of the architects of the modern nation of Iraq.… (altro)

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Utente:	Jess_M
Titolo:	Scandalous Women: The Lives and Loves of History's Most Notorious Women
Autori:	Elizabeth Kerri Mahon (Autore)
Info:	TarcherPerigee (2011), Edition: New, 320 pages
Collezioni:	La tua biblioteca, In lettura, Da leggere, Letti ma non posseduti, Preferiti
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I was hoping for a well-researched introduction to many of history’s glossed-over women, which is not what this book is. The vignettes were odd: superficially researched, the narrative was often confusing, the writing was mostly clumsy. In worst cases the author relied on cliched stereotypes about female experiences/traits. I found the lack of footnotes shocking. Nevertheless, there is plenty of good gossip, even if much of it is conjecture, and I learned about several women I would otherwise know nothing about which is what this book promises anyway. (

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KristinDiBum | Jul 21, 2023 |

I collect these "exceptional women in history" books because there are always a few women I haven't heard about. The genre is marked by a breezy modern-day voice looking back at women through history that have been excluded from the history books for whatever reason. Mahon's collection is a cut above the average for this type. There is a nice mix of well-known and not-so-well-known women. She spends several pages on each and does a competent job on the mini-bios. It's fun! (

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MarysGirl | Nov 7, 2017 |

This is a great selection of biographical sketches. I consider myself well-read, particularly in the historical area, but many of these women I had never heard of. The stories of every woman profiled were brief but thorough, and there was a bibliography for those interested in further reading. (

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meggyweg | May 30, 2014 |

#19-Scandalous Women by Elizabeth Kerri Mahon is a quick read but chock full of detail, the kind that makes you want to go back for more. I think every one of the women in this book probably has a delightful biography somewhere for an interested reader to find more in-depth information. Some of the women I was less familiar with so it was nice to get a snippet of information on them. She spent equal time on most of the women in the book, but often there was more information historically speaking for research purposes. I think the book does justice to each woman and the research seems to have been carefully done. I especially liked reading about Joan of Arc and the mistresses of important men that I had not known even existed. Strange that the men would get involved with such brazen women who were sure to be careless with their privacy. Anyway, there are more than enough stories to choose from and each one reflecting the tenor of the times in which the woman lived and and loved. You can pick it up at your local library as I did. (

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mmignano11 | Sep 6, 2011 |

I loved this book! Scandalous Women is packed full of information and little known historical tidbits on the some of the most notorious and famous women in the world. Some of the women I recognized and some I didn't. My favorites ,of course, were Anne Boleyn, who I feel has been wrongly portrayed as a whore because one man said so and Grace O'Malley because I love the thought that there were lady pirates, I don't imagine that it was a life that most women would want in that era or any era, but I love the thought of a woman being strong and capable when most of the women of any era in history were dependent on the men in their lives, whether it was their father, brother, or spouse for their livelihood. I also am fascinated with Boudica, can you imagine being a woman warrior and leading your tribe to fight the Romans in Britian? Then there is Mata Hari, the lady executed for espionage in 1917. Turns out that in 2000 some of the files of her arrest and trial proved her innocence.

Elizabeth Kerri Mahon tells these mini histories with knowledge, humor and compassion. The book is divided into different chapters, Warrior Queens ,Wayward Wives, Scintillating Seductresses ,Crusading Ladies,Wild Women of the West, Amorous Artists, and Amazing Adventuresses . This book is a must for all you history buffs out there. To quote Laurel Thatcher Ulrich..Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History..after reading this book I totally agree!!! (

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Well-behaved women rarely make history.
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Introduction: Scandalous Women isn't history, it's herstory.

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Throughout history women have caused wars, defied the rules, and brought men to their knees. The famous and the infamous, queens, divorcées, actresses, and outlaws have created a ruckus during their lifetimes-turning heads while making waves. Scandalous Womentells the stories of the risk takers who have flouted convention, beaten the odds, and determined the course of world events. When Cleopatra (69 BC-30 BC) wasn't bathing in asses' milk, the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty ruled Egypt and forged an important political alliance with Rome against her enemies-until her dalliance with Marc Antony turned the empire against her. Emilie du Châtelet (1706-1748), a mathematician, physicist, author, and paramour of one of the greatest minds in France, Voltaire, shocked society with her unorthodox lifestyle and intellectual prowess-and became a leader in the study of theoretical physics in France at a time when the sciences were ruled by men. Long before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1928) fought to end discrimination and the terrible crime of lynching and helped found the NAACP, but became known as a difficult woman for her refusal to compromise and was largely lost in the annals of history. Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) had a passion for archaeology and languages, and left her privileged world behind to become one of the foremost chroniclers of British imperialism in the Middle East, and one of the architects of the modern nation of Iraq.

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