Book of the Month: Mistress of My Fate by Hallie Rubenhold

Title:   Mistress of My Fate (The Confessions of Henrietta Lightfoot) Author:    Hallie Rubenhold Publisher:   Grand Central Publishing ...

Emily Warren Roebling - The Woman Behind the Brooklyn Bridge

"Some people's beauty lies not in the features, but in the varied expression that the countenance will assume under the various e...

A Dangerous Woman - The Life of Lady Deborah Moody

I know I have been neglecting this blog shamefully of late.   I apologize profusely.   I’ve been writing and sending out book proposals ov...

Swoon: Great Seducers and Why Women Love Them

Title:    Swoon:   Great Seducers and Why Women Love Them Author:   Betsy Prioleau Publisher:   W.W. Norton and Company Pub Date:   Februa...

Pain, Parties and Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953

Title:   Pain, Parties and Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 Author:    Elizabeth Winder Publisher:   Harper Collins Pub Date:  ...

Presidential Scandals: The Affairs of Warren G. Harding

“It’s a good thing I’m not a woman. I would always be pregnant. I can’t say no,” President Warren G. Harding speaking to a group of report...

Scandalous Romance: Crazy/Love - The Story of Burt and Linda Pugach

Happy Valentine's Day!  I wrote this blog post way back in 2007, when the documentary Crazy/Love came out. It was one of the most outrag...

February Book of the Month – The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things by Paul Byrne

Title:   The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things Author:   Paula Byrne Publisher:    Harper Collins Publication Date:   1/29/2013 ...

New Exhibition: Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics and Painting

  Frida Kahlo, Mexican, 1907-1954, Self-Portrait with Monkeys , 1943 Oil on canvas, 81.5 X 63 cm, Gelman Collection. Diego Rivera Frida Kahl...

The Power of a Kiss: Pericles and Aspasia

Scandalous Women is pleased to welcome author Vicki Leon to the blog with a fascinating guest post about Pericles and Aspasia. You wouldn’t ...