Hee, I don't read bodice rippers but there are too many historical women for me to remember which one might have had a biography in English. In the last week I've discussed these three for starters:
In fairness I should point out that two of the three weren't on my journal (or online at all, heh) and I'm just shamelessly using Black History Month to clear out my bookmarks. My journal is more usually a dull mix of nature photos, urban walks, and occasional leftie political ranting. Defriend at will, obviously. :-D
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxelana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kösem_Sultan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliana_Dias_da_Costa
It does sound as if you need a history of biography, yes.
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