but not the way misogynists say it. Elizabeth Báthory (1560-1614) ; Delphine LaLaurie (1787-1849) ; "Jolly Jane" Toppan (1854-1938) ; Clementine Barnabet (1894-?) ; Irma Grese (1923-1945) ; How to spot a psychopath
Section 2. Pretty poisoners. Locusta of Gaul (died 69 CE) ; Giula Tofana (ca. 1620-1659) ; Catherine Monvoisin (1640-1680) ; Christiana Edmunds (1828-1907) ; Tillie Klimek (1876-1936) ; Poisoning husbands
Section 3. Bad fam. Lizzie Borden (1860-1927) ; Leonarda Cianciulli (1894-1970) ; Christine Papin (1905-1937) and Léa Papin (1911-2001) ; Susan Atkins (1948-2009) ; Female cult leaders
Section 4. Black widows. Marie Lafarge (1816-1852) ; Mary Elizabeth Wilson (1889-1963) ; Linda Calvey (1948-present) ; Divorcing
5. Scorned women. Darya Saltykova (1730-1801) ; Laura Fair (1837-1919) ; Maria Barbella (1868-after 1902) ; Breaking up
6. Murderous mercenaries. Grace O'Malley (1530-163) ; Katherine Ferrers (1634-1660) ; Ching Shih (1775-1884) ; Eleanor Dumont ( 1834-1879) ; Griselda Blanco (1943-2012) ; The female path forward toward independence
Section 7. Killer queens. Tomyris, Queen of the Massagetae (ca. 600 BCE) ; Boudica (30-61 CE) ; Zenobia (240-274 CE) ; Caterina Sforza (1463-1509) ; Mary I of England (1516-1558) ; Ranavalona I of Madagascar (1778-1861) ; Quotations
8. Badass warriors (not princesses). Tomoe Gozen (1157-1247) ; Nadezhda Vasilyevna Popova (1921-2013) ; Nansica (died 1890) ; Rebellions led by women
Section 9. Avenging angels. Charlotte Corday (1768-1793) ; Celia, a slave (ca. 1836-1855) ; Marie Sukloff (1885-?) ; Shi Jianqiao (ca. 1905-1979) ; Virginia Hall (1906-1982) ; Freddie Oversteegen (1925-2018).
