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 ...

Book of the Month: The Joy of Sexus

Title:    The Joy of Sexus - Lust, Love and Longing in the Ancient World Author:   Vicki Leon Publisher:   Walker and Company Pub Date:     ...

Review: Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker

Title:   Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker   Author:   Jennifer Chiaverini   Publisher: Penguin Group (USA ) Publication date: 1/15/2013   Pages: 3...

Code Name Madeline: The life of Noor Inayat Khan

 Every now and again while doing research for Scandalous Women I come across a story that is truly inspiring. I’ve wanted to write the stor...

One Lovely Blog Award

This honor comes with certain requirements.  (Just imagine that there is a picture there. For some reason Blogger won't let me post the ...

Scandalous Review: Georgette Heyer

Title:   Georgette Heyer Author:   Jennifer Kloester Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated   Publication date: 1/1/2013   Pages: 464 How a...