12 Novels about Historical Women to Inspire a Better Future

The Spanish philosopher and poet George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” As a genre, historical fiction allows us to shuttle back in time to stand in the shoes, clogs, chopines, and go-go boots of people—real and imagined—to consider the events that shaped their personal characters and the outside world. Novelists come to […] The post 12 Novels about Historical Women to Inspire a Better Future appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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