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Throughout history women have caused wars, defied the rules, and brought men to their knees. Scandalous Women tells the stories of the risk takers who have flouted convention, beaten the odds, and determined the course of world events. ● When Cleopatra (69 BC-30 BC) wasn't bathing in asses' milk, the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty ruled Egypt and forged an important political alliance with Rome against her enemies--until her dalliance with Marc Antony turned the empire against her. ● Emilie du Châtelet (1706-1748) shocked society with her unorthodox lifestyle and intellectual prowess--and became a leader in the study of theoretical physics in France at a time when the sciences were ruled by men. ● Long before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1928) fought to end discrimination and the terrible crime of lynching and helped found the NAACP, but was largely lost in the annals of history. ● Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) left her privileged world behind to become one of the foremost chroniclers of British imperialism in the Middle East, and one of the architects of the modern nation of Iraq.

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Elizabeth Kerri Mahon is from New York. An avid reader of history books, Kerri Mahon was inspired to learn about the women who made it. She is the creator of the blog Scandalous Women, launched in the fall of 2007. Scandalous Women was named one of the 100 Most Awesome Blogs for History Junkies by Best Colleges.com. Elizabeth is a member of the Historical Novel Society, The Victorian Society of America, RWA, and RWA NYC. Elizabeth Wiley, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a seasoned actor, dialect coach, and theater professor. In addition to her growing portfolio of audiobooks, her voice can be heard in The Idea of America, Colonial Williamsburg's virtual learning curriculum; in Paul Meier's e-textbook Speaking Shakespeare; and modeling US-English on one of the world's top language-learning products.

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