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Ancient Women

by EmmsBookshelf

A list of phenomenal books I've either read or that are on my TBR that focus on women or the experiences of women across different ancient societies

A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore

The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt

When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt

A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore

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Piranesi

The Jasad Heir

The House on Mango Street

Better than the Movies

Piranesi

The Jasad Heir

The Non-fiction I Listen to in the Car/Before Bed

For when music just won't cut it and you need a new weird hyperfixation.

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues

Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline

Bitch: On the Female of the Species

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues

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