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Seven Real-Life Vixens of Historical Fiction

By: Jenni L. Walsh On this day in history, May 23rd, American outlaws Bonnie and Clyde, after twenty-seven months on the run, went down together in a hail of bullets. In that moment, Bonnie Parker’s name and story became one for the ages, and also my novel, Side by Side, and its prequel Becoming Bonnie. Who else were historical fiction’s vixens? These 7 novels feature women who broke the rules, created mysteries, incited scandal, and more.   Wu Zetian The…

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Spies, sculptors and aviators: exploring women’s hidden history

by Greer Macallister Women’s History Month is a great time to learn more about the amazing women of history whose stories were left out of our high school textbooks. We know Charles Lindbergh’s name and Amelia Earhart’s, but what about Beryl Markham, whose adventures in aviation were just as groundbreaking? Everyone has heard of John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Lincoln, but what about Kate Warne, who saved Lincoln from an assassination attempt en route to his inauguration? When I…

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