10 Empowering Books with a Strong Female Protagonist

Strong-willed and confident, these characters eschew stereotypes to show us what women are capable of.

Promoted by Kensington Books | By MacKenzie Stuart | Updated May 17, 2019 | Published May 13, 2019

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books with a strong female protagonist

The Abolitionist's Daughter

By Diane C. McPhail

books with a strong female protagonist

books with a strong female protagonist

Some Choose Darkness

By Charlie Donlea

books with a strong female protagonist

books with a strong female protagonist

Paranoid

By Lisa Jackson

books with a strong female protagonist

books with a strong female protagonist

The Long Flight Home

By Alan Hlad

books with a strong female protagonist

books with a strong female protagonist

Dating by the Book

By Mary Ann Marlowe

books with a strong female protagonist

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books with a strong female protagonist

A Vineyard Summer

By Jean Stone

books with a strong female protagonist

Murder in the English Department

Murder in the English Department

By Valerie Miner

Murder in the English Department

Rich Deceiver

Rich Deceiver

By Gillian White

Rich Deceiver

books with a strong female protagonist

The Island of Sea Women

By Lisa See

books with a strong female protagonist

books with a strong female protagonist

Man Fast

By Natasha Scripture

books with a strong female protagonist

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