Empress of the Blues - The Turbulent Life of Bessie Smith

They called her the "Empress of the Blues." An earthy, hot-tempered, hard-drinking woman who loved wild parties, cheap hooch, and ...

Was Cleopatra Black?

While I was researching my chapter on Cleopatra for Scandalous Women , the question of whether or not she was black came up. For centuries C...

Madame Tussaud: A Novel About the French Revolution

Madame Tussaud: A Novel About the French Revolution Author: Michelle Moran Publisher: Crown Publishing Publication Date:  February 15th, 201...

Traveling Through History: Summer History Tours

I love history and I love to travel, being able to combine the two is the ultimate for me.  Last year, I was lucky enough to go on the first...

The Scandalous Royal Romance of Caroline Matilda and Johann Struensee

"I would marry him I loved,  and give up my throne and my country," Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark (1751-1775) The life of a r...

Scandalous Women on Film: Daphne, The Secret Life of Daphne du Maurier (2007)

Daphne: The Secret Life of Daphne du Maurier (2007) Produced by the BBC Directed by Cleare Beaven Executive Producer: Kim Thomas Written by ...

The Pink Lady: Helen Gahagan Douglas

Politics is a dirty game, and if you're a woman it’s even twice as rough. Women in politics tend to be held to higher standards then men...

Scandalous Women in Fiction: THE IRISH PRINCESS

THE IRISH PRINCESS author: Karen Harper Publisher: NAL, February 1, 2011 From the back cover: Born into a first family of Ireland, with roya...

February Book of the Month: Caesar's Wives

CAESARS' WIVES by Annelise Freisenbruch Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Synopsis: In scandals and power struggles obscured by time and ...