#Abigail Harlow

[pooshineh]

more strangertown shenanigans before I actually start to revamp my simblr (no i wont bc my laziness is still here). I also got Atom and Ceres in one try, so it's really cute and Abigail Harlow is more y2k coded bc I hc her as someone who became so updated to fashion that she became the it girl of Strangetown Highschool (idk what their school calls like pfft help)

[hybridanafrost]

So I took some minor OCs from the back of my mind and made Jack the Ripper a wifey and some kids.

Name: Lorena Harlow

Age: 28

Birthday: September 26

Sign: Libra

Magic: Hook Magic

Grimoire: 3 leaf

Occupation: Butcher

Lorena is a young, widowed mother who lost her husband five years ago. After he had passed, she went back to her maiden name. She has two young daughters, Agnes (age 9) and Abigail (age 5). In order to support her family as a single mother, she works at a butcher shop and is very talented at what she does. She has a younger brother named Bennett Harlow (age 25) who works as a blacksmith to help keep the family afloat and look after her kids while she's away. One day, after losing most of his wages to gambling, Captain Jack stopped by her shop to sell her his latest kill. He was impressed by her expert knowledge on meat and hunting and asked what time she got off her shift so he could take her out. She initially rebuffed his offer until he found her at the local bar later that evening. Lorena had been drinking alone, as was her personal ritual of celebrating the day of her wedding anniversary after her husband's death. Jack sat next to her, bought her some drinks, and tried again to pick her up. She told him she had children, a detail that usually scared most men away. That didn't intimidate Jack in the slightest, claiming he found young mothers hot. Letting the booze and her natural urges get the better of her, she agreed to sleep with Jack the Ripper that night. She would quip that he was lucky he was built like her late husband because she liked tall men. The two had their night of passion and realized they were incredibly compatible. They began a friends with benefits type of relationship for half a year before Lorena gave him a genuine shot at a relationship. Jack got along well with her daughters, and the two eventually got married. Yami finds Lorena spooky with the way she can talk so casually about taking carcasses apart with her hooks and calls her "Mama Mantis." The nickname stuck with her among the Green Mantises. They admire her and her cooking very much.

Name: Agnes Harlow

Birthday: April 3rd

Sign: Aries

Magic: Knife Magic

Agnes is Lorena's firstborn daughter with her late husband. Agnes is the only one of Lorena's two children to remember their birth father. Being young and finding it difficult to cope with the loss, she develops anger issues. Agnes can be very sweet but has destructive habits. When her magic started manifesting, she began cutting her own hair. Lorena decided to give Agnes the freedom of deciding what to do with her hair, so it looks like a choppy bob most of the time. Once Agnes wasn't paying attention and cut the bridge of her nose by accident, leaving a scar. She usually covered it up with a bandage because she was insecure about it. After getting introduced to Captain Jack as her mother's "friend," she takes to him very well and begins to idolize him. She stopped wearing the bandage because he made having a scarred face cool. After Lorena and Jack explained they wanted to get married, Agnes wasn't as excited as Abigail was since she didn't want to feel like she was replacing her father for Jack. She did admit that she loved Jack and wanted her mom and sister to be happy. It took her a while after the marriage before she was comfortable enough to start calling Jack "dad." He never expected her to, so hearing it warmed Jack's deranged heart. She hopes to become a powerful magic knight someday.

Name: Abigail Harlow

Birthday: May 25th

Sign: Gemini

Magic: Chisel Magic

Abigail is Lorena's second child with her late husband. Her father died when she was still a baby, so she had no memory of him. The closest she ever had to a father was her uncle Ben. So when Lorena brought home Jack, she was very intrigued and bonded with him immediately. She was the first to call Jack "dad" after he married her mother. Abigail is very creative and enjoys carving or whittling with her magic.

Bennett Harlow profile is coming soon!

[fishduhh]

↳-ripp's very first kiss-༉‧₊˚✧

[agoraphobiaismyname]

WAIT- I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING

There were a series of experiments performed 1958 (because Psychological studies used to be FUN back in the day before MORALS and NOT FUCKING YOUR TEST SUBJECTS UP became important to people) by Harry Harlow. The experiments are commonly known as the Wire Mother vs Cloth Mother.

In experiment #1:

They would separate infant Rhesus monkeys at birth from their mothers.

And place them in a cage with two surrogate mothers.

A wire mother who provided nourishment.

And a cloth mother who provided physical contact.

The monkey would spend the majority of the time with the Cloth Mother even if they didn't provide anything meaningful beyond contact. They would be braver with the Cloth Mother present, they would explore more. When confronted with a frightening object they would take refuge with the Cloth Mother.

I love the Murder Family concept as much as the next deranged autistic weirdo on this website but let's be honest. Will was never going to make a good Father. As much as he wanted a connection he couldn't bring himself to form one with the kid served up on a silver platter to him.

Will was the Wire Mother. He would have provided for Abigail, taught her appropriately but never be there for her emotionally like she would have needed.

Hannibal was the Cloth Mother. He didn't really care about Abigail. She was a means to an end. He provided comfort but nothing else, not at least what we would consider as appropriate nourishment.

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Black Hills Redemption

June 21st - 23rd, 2024 In Deadwood, South Dakota

Updates:

02 MAR '24: Rob and Steve are the first guests formally announced on the BHR website.

06 MAR '24: Alex McKenna is on board!

07 MAR '24: Benjamin is ready to party!

10 MAR '24: Red Harlow himself, actor Robert Bogue, will once again join the gang!

11 MAR '24: Peter and Mick are joining the fun once again!

12 MAR '24: Another big update! Jim Santangeli, and for the very first time, Howard Pinhasik will join the rest of the gang at Deadwood.

13 MAR '24: Ms Grimshaw and Ms. Jackson will be meeting up with the rest of the gang!

15 MAR '24: Arthur's favorite father figure and the Spaghetti villain have joined the fun.

16 MAR '24: THE BOAH is coming to Deadwood!

18 MAR '24: The final two camp ladies will be at Deadwood!

23 MAR '24: Everyone's favorite Bandito is coming to Deadwood!

25 MAR '24: For the first time. Ms Molly herself, Penny O'Brien will be at the 2nd annual RDR Event! Also, photos have been rearranged to place the newest announcements on top.

30 MAR '24: The talent behind Agent Milton will be joining the rest of the gang at Deadwood!

21 APR '24: Sophia Marzocchi, the og Abigail Marston, will maker her first appearance at the 2nd annual Red Dead event!

[eliaswoodt]

The Name List

Organized from A-Z (yes I will add more names whenever I find more I like, probably in reblogs)

I currently have 1035 names (and that’s only including the first names. I have a list of last names, too.)

Angel, Atticus, Atlas, Apollo, Ares, Athena, Achilles, Artemis, Adonis, Avery, Aubrey, Aubry, Aceline, Ashlynn, Aislinn, Anjanette, Arthur, Archer, Addison, Arrietty, Amity, Autumn, Alastor, Alastair, Alasdair, Alistair, Alison, Arren, Arin, Astra, Aoife, Adalyn, Adeleine, Astoria, Agnes, Angus, Abigail, Ann, Anne, Ambrose, Adeline, Avarsel, Agatha, Ari, Azariah, Aniyah, Armani, Anastasia, Annabelle, Adah, Adelaide, Avis, Amelia, August, Axel, Adelina, Amir, Amin, Ayala, Arne, Averett, Adil, Astro, Ava, Anti, Ailun, Akemi, Asahi, Akari, Asako, Atsuko, Azumi, Aka, Aren, Akko

Blossom, Bambi, Babs, Bo, Bella, Blair, Bea, Bonnabel, Badeea, Betty, Bailey, Boris, Bee, Bugs, Blaise, Benjamin, Bog, Buford, Beatrice, Bryce, Bryan, Bazil, Brutus, Bellamy, Brigitte, Bailee, Bailey, Bao, Belladona, Belladonna, Bell, Bill, Bishop, Bones, Boneothy, Benno, Behemoth, Barry, Bellynn, Bowie, Bunki

Clover, Canyon, Cleo, Cameron, Celestial, Celestino, Ciro, Camilo, Cain, Charlotte, Clara, Corey, Cin, Charlie, Cassidy, Chiara, Callista, Cisco, Cynthia, Casper Clinton, Celestina, Clement, Christopher, Cornelius, Clifford, Claudius, Carey, Carrie, Coatl, Cyrus, Cyril, Cecil, Caisus, Castiel, Calla, Cosmos, Cherry, Cheryl, Crowley, Crow, Cassius, Cliodna, Clíodhna, Cliona, Conan, Cordelia, Calypso, Cas, Cillian, Chiyo, Chiaki, Chihiro, Calcifer

Danny, Darlene, Dex, Dot, Diana, Daphne, Demeter, Daedalus, Daeddel, Darphel, Dawn, Derrick, Derek, Dravan, Dravid, Drae, Dallas, Dimas, Dominic, Damien, Drew, Delilah, Dakota, Darian, Darius, Darwin, Devan, Darla, Dagmar, Daelyn, Dale, Dae, Dacey, Desmond, Dabria, Daniel, Daniela, Danialla, David, Davis, Donnel, Dennis, Demitrius, Delaney, Daiki, Daiyu

Everest, Emery, Ember, Elliott, Elliot, Earlana, Eliseo, Ezequiel, Emie, Evan, Eloise, Eric, Emmet, Elizabeth, Eugene, Ethan, Eret, Ester, Elias, Eos, Ellis, Edwin, Ebony, Elijah, Eliza, Enzo, Elissa, Edward, Eddalyn, Esther, Eda, Edalyn, Edalynn, Edison, Eddison, Estervan, Emma, Eden, Erfan, Eun-hae, Erytheia, Egan, Errol, Eiichi, Eiji, Eriko, Etsu, Etsuko, Eiichiro, Ezume

Flint, Finn, Fae, Fred, Fritz, Fang, Frankie, Frank, Fermin, Freddie, Freddy, Finley, Freya, Fai, Felix, Freda, Faolan, Frey, Feylynn, Faelynn, Failynn, Felipa, Febby, Febbie, Febie, Feby, Flynn, Fuji, Feiyu, Fukiko, Fumitaka, Fumito, Fuyuko

Griffin, Garnet, Gothi, Gertrude, Gabe, Grant, Giovanni, George, Gage, Gregory, Gabriel, Gabrielle, Guy, Gilbert, Guadalupe, Gerry, Grey, Gray, Gia, Grace, Gracian, Gracis, Gracie, Gretel, Gideon, Griffilow, Ghost, Ghazaleh, Gavin, Gryphon, Griffith, Goliath, Grayson, Greyson

Harmony, Hannah, Harlei, Harlie, Haritha, Haris, Harry, Harlan, Harvey, Hadrian, Harley, Hari, Harlow, Howl, Hank, Harper, Herbert, Humphrey, Hestia, Helios, Hephaestus, Hollis, Hunter, Hero, Henry, Helda, Hajar, Hasta, Hadis, Howard, Howie, Hannan, Haoyu, Hisako, Hachi, Hiroto, Hoshiko, Honoka, Hiroshi, Hiro, Haitao, Hamako, Haruhi, Harue, Hayate, Hide, Hideyo, Hidetaka, Hisaye, Hisayo, Heiji, Higari

Ivy, Ivey, Ivo, Ida, Iris, Ilyssa, Illy, Irene, Iren, Isaiah, Ira, Idelle, Ivan, Illaoi, Isabel, Isabell, Isabelle, Isobell, Isabella, Ismelda, Io, Ismael, Isolt, Icarus, izuru, Isamu, Itona, Ichiro, Ichiko, Ichigo, Isoko, Ishiko, Isaye, Inari, Ikuko, Itsuki, Itsuko, Inosuke

Juniper, Jupiter, Jinx, Jamie, Javier, Josiah, Joan, Jake, Julia, Jamil, Jamila, Jesse, Jessie, Jess, Jasper, Janus, Jordan, Joshua, Julian, Juilliard, Julius, Juliana, Jeremiah, Jace, June, Junebug, Jazzy, Jackson, Jackie, Jackalynn, Jodie, Johnnie, Jan, Jaime, Jason, Jorge, Justin, Justice, John, Jay, Janelle, James, Jennifer, Jillion, Jill, Jana, Jonah, Jaycee, Jaxen, Junpei, Jona, Jun, Jin

Kenneth, Kat, Kas, Kris, Keith, Kingston, Kaeton, Kingsley, Kent, Katherine, Kyle, Knox, Kristen, Kristin, Kristeen, Kylie, Kaylee, Kamila, Kehlani, Kendall, Kerry, Kry, Kenny, Kath, Kathleen, Krow, Kix, Kedrick, Kennon, Klaus, Killian, Korallia, Krank, Kaz, Kaede, Kirara, Katsuhiko, Keisuke, Kanako, Kenji, Kaemon, Kamin, Katsu, Kaki, Kazane, Kazuyuki, Kazushige, Kenta, Kei, Kimi, Kin, Kohako, Koichi, Kota, Koji, Koharu, Kosuke, Kuma, Kumi, Kuniko, Kuniyuki, Kideko, Kazuko

Lullaby, Lotte, Lapin, Lorelei, Loralai, Lorelai, Luna, Lily, Lucy, Lee, Liana, Lola, Lethe, Lance, Laurence, Luther, Luca, Lennon, Logan, Lennox, Ilias, Liu, Lui, Luis, Lefu, Liam, Lyall, Lowell, Luella, Leona, Leonie, Leon, Lev, Lincoln, Lin, Link, Laverna, Lazarus, Lewis, Louis, Louise, Levi, Leslie, Lesley, Leilana

Marley, Marlai, Mei, May, Mae, Marceline, Marshall, Marshalee, Millie, Mallorie, Marcela, Melanie, Maddison, Mary, Mirabel, Marsh, Murphy, Montgomery, Mildred, Memphis, Molly, Maverick, Maurice, Muiris, Morgen, Max, Moses, Marion, Merrill, Monroe, Melanthios, Maxwell, Matias, Melissa, Maëlle, Marlene, Meredith, Maybelle, Margaret, Maeve, Moss, Mara, Maria, Myrtle, Mona, Mark, Markus, Michael, Micheal, Michelle, Mahsa, Minoo, Mehdi, Mohammad, Matin, Morpheus, Marlowe, Monica, Marilia, Magnus, Malachi, Malachy, Maggie, Makoto, Megumi, Mio, Maemo, Maemi, Masa, Masaaki, Masashi, Michi, Midori, Michinori, Momo, Motoko

Natasha, Noelle, Noni, Neville, Nixon, Neda, Natalio, Ned, Nausicaä, Noxis, Nova, Nathen, Newt, Noah, Nash, Nox, Nathara, Nathaira, Nathair, Nyoka, Nagisa, Nathan, Nate, Nik, Nick, Naohiro, Naoko, Nara, Natsu, Naoya, Nishi, Nobuko, Nori

Olindo, Ollie, Oliver, Ophelia, Odysseus, Orion, Osono, Oxen, Onyx, Otto, Ottoline, Otitile, Ottavia, Octavio, Olivia-Marie, Oakley, Omar, Olivia, Oscar, Octavian, Octavia, Oz, Octavius, Otta, Oisin, Orson, Orlos, Osiris, Owen, Odalis, Odell, Ozuru

Penelope, Patton, Paddy, Percy, Paulie, Page, Pazu, Phoebe, Phebe, Prairie, Porter, Parlay, Pally, Piper, Parker, Payton, Phil, Paul, Philip, Pyre, Piers, Phylis, Patricia, Payne, Payneton, Pip

Quinn, Quincy, Quil, Quinley, Quinstin, Quinlan, Quillen, Quavon, Quaylon, Quensley, Qing, Qrow, Quilla, Quianna, Quita, Qiao, Quinella, Queenie, Qaylah, Qailah, Qitarah, Quenby, Qadira, Qudsiyah, Quan, Qian, Quinby, Quella

Roseline, Raul, Rahul, Rafael, Roque, Rogelio, Remmy, Rei, Rey, Ray, Robin, Ro, Reika, Rowen, Rowan, Rose, Rosie, Ralsei, Riley, Remus, Rosalyn, Rosalin, Rosaline, Renata, Ron, Rat, Ratt, Reef, Roxy, River, Reed, Rufus, Robbie, Renee, Rivia, Ross, Rex, Ruth, Rosemary, Rosabe, Rosabee, Rosabell, Rosabelle, Rosabel, Rai, Rain, Rosella, Rosalie, Rhody, Robert, Raelinn, Rebane, Ren, Rollin, Ralph, Roxanne, Rox, Roderick, Reginald, Reggie, Rio, Ryu, Ryo, Ryoji, Rinmaru

Sage, Sam, Syd, Selkie, Storig, Sal, Sirius, Summer, Susie, Scott, Sunni, Sosuke, Sophie, Satsuki, Sheeta, San, Sulley, Sully, Savannah, Sappho, Selene, Shaw, Sean, Seán, Shaun, Sawyer, Sabrina, Sebastian, Shane, Stan, Socks, Snom, Stolas, Spencer, Sammie, Stevie, Samus, Sarff, Sullivan, Seth, Susiebell, Susiebelle, Sadreddin, Shellaine, Sverre, Saoirse, Sylvania, Sanae, Silas, Sumi, Shiori, Shinzu, Sile

Toby, Tobias, Teddy, Ted, Tomas, Thomas, Tomothy, Tyche, Taiga, Tundra, Tracy, Timothy, Troy, Tatum, Tommie, Tommy, Theia, Tae, Trix, Trixy, Thanathos, Tod, Todd, Toddy, Tora, Torie, Theodore, Theo, Theophania, Talos, Thanatos, Teddy, Tomohito, Tazu, Tanjirou, Touya

Ulysses, Urijah, Uriyah, Urina, Ukiah, Ulnar, Ursula, Ulric

Virgil, Vanessa, Vito, Venacio, Vylad, Veronica, Valentina, Violet, Velma, Venus, Verna, Veld, Victoria, Victorie, Vinyl, Vincent, Vasuki, Vex, Valor, Valentine, Valerie, Valeria, Valerius, Vitoria, Vic, Victor, Vik, Vikktor, Viktor, Vick, Vicky, Vicke, Vickie, Vidya

Wynn, Willow, Warren, Wilbur, Wylie, Will, Walle, Whisp, Wade, Wendell, Wendy, Willard, Wes, Wallace, Wilber, Wyatt, Wybie, Wynnie, Wennie, Winnie, Wynnston, Wynston, Wynsten, Wiles

Xenophon, Xuan, Xio, Xori, Xanthos, Xander, Xavier

Yen, Yukio, Yae, Yoko, Yume, Yaeko, Yui, Yuzuki

Zane, Zana, Zion, Zachary, Zach, Zachariah, Zander, Ziana, Zoe, Zula, Zenix, Zenith, Zaharia, Zaria, Zack, Zakaeia, Zara, Zakaria, Zev, Zaira, Zanata

[feelinghaunted]

names masterlist.

here’s a masterlist of popular names from each state in the united states. names will be separated by state and by gender, and there will be 5 of the most popular names from each state. i put all of the names on one line to avoid having this end up being too long, and i also included district of columbia. thus, there’s a total of 510 names. if you found this at all helpful, please reblog / like.

ALABAMA.

male.  /  william.  john.  james.  noah.  elijah.  female.  /   olivia.  ava.  amelia.  charlotte.  emma.

ALASKA.

male.  /   oliver.  liam.  wyatt.  lucas.  theodore. female.  /   hazel.  aurora.  eleanor.  evelyn.  isla.

ARIZONA.

male.  /   mateo.  sebastian.  benjamin.  julian.  santiago. female.  /   sophia.  camila.  isabella.  mia.  luna.

ARKANSAS.

male.  /   asher.  hudson.  grayson.  luke.  waylon. female.  /   paisley.  harper.  ella.  elizabeth.  willow.

CALIFORNIA.

male.  /   alexander.  daniel.  ethan.  ezekiel.  aiden. female.  /   gianna.  emily.  mila.  aria.  natalia.

COLORADO.

male.  /   henry.  jack.  owen.  jackson.  ezra. female.  /   avery.  abigail.  scarlett.  nora.  lily.

CONNECTICUT.

male.  /   joseph.  luca.  jacob.  logan.  mason. female.  /   madison.  grace.  penelope.  riley.  hailey.

DELAWARE.

male.  /   michael.  levi.  david.  cameron.  caleb. female.  /   layla.  leilani.  nova.  hannah.  kinsley.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

male.  /   charles.  leo.  samuel.  dylan.  miles. female.  /   maya.  zoe.  naomi.  chloe.  margaret.

FLORIDA.

male.  /   matthew.  gabriel.  jayden.  anthony.  josiah. female.  /  victoria.  valentina.  leah.  ellie.  gabriella.

GEORGIA.

male.  /   carter.  christopher.  thomas.  legend.  joshua.

female.  /  serenity.  skylar.  caroline.  autumn.  willow.

HAWAII.

male.  /   kai.  isaac.  maverick.  isaiah.  elias. female.  /   kaia.  kiana.  elena.  ayla.  leia.

IDAHO.

male.  /   lincoln.  declan.  everett.  calvin.  brooks. female.  /   violet.  oakley.  ruby.  alice.  claire.

ILLINOIS.

male.  /   nolan.  leonardo.  nathan.  ryan.  adam. female.  /   eliana.  lilian.  lucy.  addison.  delilah.

INDIANA.

male.  /   easton.  cooper.  colton.  weston.  emmett. female.  /   everleigh.  ivy.  josephine.  lydia.  stella.

IOWA.

male.  /   ryker.  bennett.  beau.  beckett.  harrison. female.  /   cora.  quinn.  clara.  hadley.  vivian.

KANSAS.

male.  /   silas.  jameson.  andrew.  rhett.  eli. female.  /   emery.  kennedy.  piper.  eloise.  sloane.

KENTUCKY.

male.  /   carson.  sawyer.  kingston.  braxton.  hunter. female.  /   raelynn.  audrey.  emersyn.  sadie.  josie.

LOUISIANA.

male.  /   christian.  wesley.  jace.  amir.  brennan. female.  /   aubree.  demi.  londyn.  remi.  mary.

MAINE.

male.  /   parker.  bentley.  river.  connor.  robert. female.  /   maeve.  magnolia.  freya.  adeline.  madelyn.

MARYLAND.

male.  /   axel.  aaron.  chase.  kayden.  austin. female.  /   genesis.  bella.  brielle.  mackenzie.  ariana.

MASSACHUSETTS.

male.  /   maxwell.  landon.  cole.  rowan.  george. female.  /   sophie.  anna.  julia.  cecilia.  eva.

MICHIGAN.

male.  /   roman.  ali.  blake.  milo.  august. female.  /   brooklyn.  peyton.  savannah.  nevaeh.  melody.

MINNESOTA.

male.  /   arlo.  graham.  louis.  archer.  otto. female.  /   amira.  elsie.  lennon.  wren.  june.

MISSISSIPPI.

male.  /   bryson.  walker.  kyrie.  dawson.  kash. female.  /   harmony.  journee.  summer.  oaklynn.  kylie.

MISSOURI.

male.  /   jeremiah.  dean.  tucker.  jasper.  xavier. female.  /   reagan.  ember.  brynlee.  iris.  amara.

MONTANA.

male.  /   bodhi.  colt.  stetson.  knox.  arthur. female.  /   finley.  aspen.  eliza.  harlow.  jane.

NEBRASKA.

male.  /   barrett.  lane.  ian.  camden.  hayes. female.  /   maria.  eden.  reese.  sutton.  jade.

NEVADA.

male.  /   gael.  emiliano.  ivan.  lorenzo.  ace. female.  /   athena.  ximena.  selena.  alaia.  allison.

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

male.  /   evan.  finnegan.  brayden.  gavin.  max. female.  /   fiona.  rose.  genevieve.  vera.  rosalie.

NEW JERSEY.

male.  /   nicholas.  dominic.  vincent.  zachary.  thiago. female.  /   esther.  sara.  miriam.  rachel.  rivka.

NEW MEXICO.

male.  /   jose.  giovanni.  damian.  angel.  diego. female.  /   ariella.  xiomara.  kaylani.  catalina.  andrea.

NEW YORK.

male.  /   moshe.  abraham.  jonathan.  chaim.  jordan. female.  /   chaya.  alaia.  chana.  sienna.  juliette.

NORTH CAROLINA.

male.  /   micah.  brantley.  tristan.  tyler.  nathaniel. female.  /   kaylee.  alexa.  taylor.  katherine.  bailey.

NORTH DAKOTA.

male.  /   bridger.  daxton.  briggs.  cohen.  paul. female.  /   sylvie.  presley.  alivia.  brynlee.  ada.

OHIO.

male.  /   kevin.  timothy.  brody.  brandon.  grant. female.  /   morgan.  paige.  jenna.  annabelle.  lyla.

OKLAHOMA.

male.  /   malachi.  ryder.  zayden.  maddox.  abel. female.  /   faith.  samantha.  jasmine.  trinity.  alexis.

OREGON.

male.  /   elliot.  jude.  leon.  atlas.  travis. female.  /   juniper.  sydney.  melanie.  charlie.  daisy.

PENNSYLVANIA.

male.  /   sean.  brady.  jason.  colin.  hayden. female.  /   callie.  molly.  teagan.  brianna.  lauren.

RHODE ISLAND.

male.  /   zion.  nico.  enzo.  amari.  theo. female.  /   vivienne.  anastasia.  melody.  valerie.  sage.

SOUTH CAROLINA.

male.  /   kyrie.  king.  ashton.  jayceon.  jaden. female.  /   kendall.  paris.  mariah.  makayla.  saylor.

SOUTH DAKOTA.

male.  /   beckham.  finn.  nash.  holden.  knox. female.  /   thea.  hattie.  octavia.  haisley.  mckenna.

TENNESSEE.

male.  /   justin.  seth.  steven.  kenneth.  mark. female.  /   arabella.  alexandria.  amber.  laura.  amanda.

TEXAS.

male.  /   andres.  matias.  adriel.  victor.  alan. female.  /   arabella.  lucia.  alina.  kimberly.  ariel.

UTAH.

male.  /   nixon.  jett.  peter.  victor.  jonah. female.  /   navy.  adelaide.  millie.  olive.  holland.

VERMONT.

male.  /   griffin.  eric.  felix.  forrest.  spencer. female.  /   aurelia.  bristol.  lila.  phoebe.  mae.

VIRGINIA.

male.  /   bryce.  patrick.  brian.  richard.  kyle. female.  /   katelyn.  cheyenne.  jessica.  aniyah.  michelle.

WASHINGTON.

male.  /   dakota.  jeremy.  derek.  garrett.  jeffrey. female.  /   georgia.  stephanie.  nicole.  alyssa.  jocelyn.

WEST VIRGINIA.

male.  /   trenton.  chandler.  drew.  clayton.  scott. female.  /   destiny.  rebecca.  angelina.  caitlyn.  chelsea.

WISCONSIN.

male.  /   jared.  mitchell.  alec.  brett.  douglas. female.  /   meghan.  christina.  marissa.  danielle.  cassandra.

WYOMING.

male.  /   odin.  zane.  agustus.  talon.  porter. female.  /   maggie.  gracelynn.  willa.  adelina.  tatum.

[ythaniaart]

Maurice Harlow, Abigail's mum, using a limited palette. She's a hardworking woman who married a wealthy man and now lives an easy life in Hollywood.

[pooshineh]

lovey-dovey Tank Grunt <3 he just couldn’t wait to see Abigail Harlow and to celebrate their anniversary, he asked her out. They’re really cute together and I can’t wait to reunite them together 💜💜

[lyranova]

Since your requests are open~ and you've opened the door into all the captain wives being friends.... heres where I'll get shy

👉👈 ....maybe, one of them expecting a baby, and they have a little get-together between friends. Like a baby shower but more private?

Hiya Koneko! Of course, and I had so much fun writing this! I know it’s been a while since you’ve requested it but I wanted to make sure I got everything perfect before I posted this (hopefully I did everyones OC’s justice!)! Thank you for requesting it, this was so sweet and fun to imagine and I hope you enjoy 🥺💕!

Solara belongs to @thoughtfullyrainynightmare , Briar belongs to @koneko-pi (the requester), Josele and Sterling belongs to @loosesodamarble , and Lorena, Abigail, and Agnes belong to @hybridanafrost 🥰! While I own Zera! Aika (who is briefly mentioned) belongs to @simpingforthisonedeer !

Word Count: 2,781

Warnings: Mentions of Pregnancy

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It was a lovely Autumn day in the Clover Kingdom. People were getting ready for the annual harvest festival that took place in the Capitol. It was a time of collecting food, wood, and other things before the harsh winter drifted down from Spade. But they were also celebrating the fact that they had a good harvest year, despite the Zogratis siblings' actions and all the devils that began to pop up shortly after.

It had been a very surprising year, in both bad ways, and in good ways.

Inside the Golden Dawn base, however, there was a different kind of celebration going on. It was a celebration of life, happiness, and excitement.

It was a baby shower. Albeit it a very small and private one.

Walking down the halls of the Golden Dawn base were a group of young women carrying trays with various foods as well as bags and boxes that contained gifts inside.

“ I hope Zera likes the gifts we brought her,” Briar Rose, girlfriend of Silver Eagles Captain Nozel Silva, said as she glanced down at the small box in her hands. She felt someone suddenly place a hand on her shoulder.

“ She’ll like them! It’s the food I’m more worried about,” Lorena Harlow, wife of Green Mantis Captain Jack the Ripper, said as she looked down at her tray of food. It was filled with various different meats from her butcher shop as well as different cheeses and crackers.

“ I’m sure Zera will like all of it, so don’t worry.” Solara Equinox, wife of Crimson Lions Captain Fuegoleon Vermillion, said with a warm and gentle smile. Knowing Zera she would probably worry about how expensive all the gifts and food were and would scold them for spending so much.

“ To be honest I’m sure she’ll love having the company more than anything else.” Josele Canty, wife of Vice-Captain of the Black Bulls Nacht Faust, said with a knowing smile and all of the women nodded in agreement.

Zera Cassia, wife of Golden Dawn Captain William Vangeance, had been put on bedrest by her doctor a few months ago. They hadn’t been able to pinpoint why, but the young woman’s body seemed to get weaker the further along she got. At first they thought the child may be pulling too much mana from her or vice versa and that was what was causing her to be so sick, but that theory didn’t make much sense nor did it contain any proof. So the doctor just put it to her having a weaker than normal body.

“ Oh, do you have Aika’s present for Zera as well?” Josele asked curiously and Solara nodded as she held up the bag.

“ I do, I also have Captain Charlotte’s gift as well.” Solara said with a smile as she held up another bag, the Blue Rose Captain was supposed to be there with them, but was surprised by her squad with her own baby shower on the very same day.

The group walked up to a pair of tall wooden doors and Solara knocked on them, they waited for a moment before it was pulled open to reveal the room on the other side.

“ You guys are early!” Zera said with a sheepish laugh as she held the door open. She had a smudge of dirt on her slightly pale cheek and she had her ash-blonde hair pulled up into a messy bun. Her beautiful floral sundress had a bit of dirt on it and she had her light gray sweater sleeves rolled up to her elbows.

All of these were tell tale signs that she had been gardening.

“ Are we? I thought we were pretty on time.” Lorena muttered as she looked down at her watch, Zera laughed a bit.

“ You probably are, I just lost track of time.” She admitted sheepishly as she moved aside to let them into the room. “ Oh here let me carry some of that!” She added as she reached out to take some of the food.

“ While we appreciate the offer, we’ve got it under control Zera,” Briar said with a small smile as she walked awkwardly past her, the other women said the same as they walked past her as well. Zera pouted a bit before closing the door behind her.

“ Shouldn’t you be on bed rest? What are you doing up?” Solara asked as she set the gifts and food down, when she stood back up she gave the plant mage a slightly stern look.

“ Well, y’see, I kind of got bored sitting in bed doing nothing and my babies were starting to look a little neglected so I decided to tend to them a bit.” Zera admitted with a sheepish look, the women looked at the flowers and saw some had been transplanted into newer and bigger containers, some were just freshly planted, and some were just watered and fertilized.

“ Heh, that’s the thing about us business women and Captain’s wives, we just can’t sit still even when we’re supposed to.” Lorena said with a laugh, and the others laughed and nodded in agreement.

“ I’ll make us all some tea, so everyone just sit down!” Zera said quickly as she walked to the small kitchenette in the room, but was stopped by Josele.

“ I’ve got it. You just sit down and rest, it’s your day after all.” Josele told her kindly as she placed a gentle hand on her shoulder, Zera sighed in defeat.

“ No one lets me do anything anymore.” Zera pouted before walking over to the couch and sitting down, Solara and Briar chuckled.

“ We’re just trying to help you out, is all,” Briar said with a small awkward smile and she sat down in a small chair across from Zera. Solara nodded in agreement.

“ We know you’re independent and that you like to do things yourself, but it doesn’t hurt to have a little bit of help every now and then, does it?” Solara asked with a knowing look, and Zera sighed dramatically. They both had a point.

“ It’s just annoying y’know? I feel like I’m nothing but a bother to everyone.” She admitted as she crossed her arms, the moment she started feeling unwell and was put on bedrest was the moment everyone started treating her differently. Especially her husband.

“ Believe me, we understand, but you’re not a bother to anyone Zera.” Josele said as she came back with a tray full of tea cups, the woman all nodded in thanks and each one a cup and saucer.

“ They’re right, and you should enjoy it while it lasts, ‘cause once your kid arrives all of the attention will be focused on them. Believe me.” Lorena said with a knowing smile, Lorena had two little girls from her first husband who had sadly passed away years ago.

“ By the way, where are Agnes and Abigail? And Sterling too?” Zera asked with a frown, both Josele and Lorena smiled.

“ They’re downstairs playing with Yuno and the others. They'll be here later.” Josele told her before taking a sip of her tea.

As the morning transitioned into the afternoon the women talked and laughed amongst each other as they ate snacks and drank their tea. The conversations mainly revolved around catching up on things they had missed as well as their husbands.

“ So, you’re saying William has been the one caring for your flowers for the past 3 months? Oh those poor things!” Briar said as a hand came up to cover her mouth in surprise, and Zera couldn’t help but laugh.

“ He has! Oh he nearly drowned my Orchids and Dandelions a couple of weeks ago, the poor things, so now he’s banned from coming near them ever again!” Zera said in a light hearted manner as the women nodded and laughed.

“ I certainly can’t blame you,” Solara said with a soft smile before she sipped on her tea. “ I can only imagine Fuegoleon doing something like that once I get further along.” She added as she placed her hand gently on her slightly protruding stomach.

It wasn’t only Zera and Captain Charlotte who were expecting, but Solara was as well. Although she was only three months along at the moment.

“ Heh Fuegoleon will probably be just as bad as William, if not, he’ll certainly give him a run for his money!” Lorena said with a laugh as she ate a cracker with a piece of meat and cheese on it, Briar chuckled as she set her tea cup down.

“ I wouldn’t be too sure, Nozel can be very protective as well, and I have a feeling he’ll be a lot worse than both Fuegoleon and William.” Briar said with a small knowing smile as she sat back in her chair, the other women only nodded. Nozel may act cold, but he was actually a very warm person.

“ Well I can assure you all that Nacht will have all your husbands beat on the overprotectiveness.” Josele said with a shake of her head but a loving smile on her face, all the women had to admit, Nacht would probably be very protective of Josele and their future children, if how he treated their adopted daughter Sterling was of any indication.

“ Now, should we open some gifts?” Solara asked as she clapped her hands together, and the women nodded.

Solara began to hand Zera different bags and boxes while telling her who they were from.

The first gift she was handed was a small box beautifully wrapped with green and gold paper and a small bow. Zera gently unwrapped it and smiled at what was inside.

It was a sling, one that wrapped around her body and held the baby close to her. It had a beautiful floral pattern and was made of lightweight fabric that wouldn’t get her or the baby hot, but it was sturdy enough that it could hold the baby’s weight.

“ We working mama’s gotta be hands free y’know.” Lorena said with a grin and wink, and Zera nodded with a bright smile as she thanked her friend for the thoughtful gift.

Next was a beautiful box covered in black, white, and gold wrapping paper with intricate designs on it. Zera gently opened the box and her smile widened.

Inside was a beautifully sewn hat, shoes, and coat. It was made in gender neutral colors and designs since no one knew if they were having a boy or a girl yet.

“ I thought the little one would need warm clothes since it would be arriving in the middle of winter.” Josele said warmly and Zera nodded in agreement as she thanked her.

The next gift was a beautifully wrapped red and gold box with beautiful patterns on it. Zera opened it just as she did the others and laughed softly.

It was a beautiful three tiered mobile. On the top layer were the stars and moons, on the second tier were clouds, and the third tier had the different continents, animals, plants, and people on it. It was simple, and yet beautiful.

“ Knowing you and William, I thought your child would be an adventurous explorer themself. So I thought I would give him a sneak peak at what the world looks like.” Solara said with a smile, and Zera thanked her before handing her something else. “ This is from Aika, and this is from Charlotte.”

Zera opened the beautifully designed boxes and couldn’t help but ‘ooo’ as she looked at them. Aika’s gift was a beautifully designed notebook that had a small note written inside, and Charlotte’s gift was a beautiful scrapbook for photos.

Finally Zera was handed the last gift, it was wrapped in silver and pastel green wrapping paper and had a beautifully delicate bow around it. She opened it gently, just as she had done before, and tilted her head at what was inside.

It looked similar to a communication device, but small and more round. She pulled it out and saw another beside it, she looked up at Briar.

“ What is it?” She asked curiously and Briar smiled while grabbing the other device and holding it up.

“ These are baby monitors,” she said as she began to talk into it. “ It lets you hear the baby from a completely different room, and it works all the way to the outside of the base too. So when you’re working on your plants or if William is outside with his squad you can still hear your baby.” She explained and couldn’t help but shift awkwardly as everyone ‘ooed’ and ‘aahhed’ over it.

“ This is a great gift Briar! Thank you so much!” Zera said happily as she placed the box and devices aside.

“ Don’t worry, everyone will get one during their baby showers too.” Briar assured her other friends with a small smile. “ I think it’s something everyone with a baby should have.”

Zera put all her gifts aside before asking how much all of it cost. Her friends all began to laugh and tease her, saying how it wasn’t any of her business how much the gifts were, and that they were completely priceless.

As the ash-blonde haired woman listened to all of her friends laugh and smile she felt her heart fill with so much warmth and love that it was nearly overwhelming. As a child she couldn’t have imagined having so many close friends, and she imagined they probably felt the same way. Suddenly she watched her friends look at her in surprise.

“ Hey Zera, what’s wrong?” Lorena asked in concern as she sat up.

“ Why are you crying?” Briar asked with a frown as she sat up in her chair, and that’s when Zera put a hand up to her cheek and felt the tears on them.

She was so overwhelmed and so thankful that she had begun to cry.

“ Ah sorry! I don’t know what came over me!” Zera said as she wiped her tears away. Solara and Josele moved closer to her on the couch as Briar and Lorena moved to sit in front of her. “ I’m just…so happy right now!”

“ I never thought I’d have an amazing group of friends like you, ones that support me and ones that I can support in return, ones that understand and are in similar situations that I’m in. It’s nice, and I’m so thankful you’re all in my life.” Zera said with a bright smile as her friends smiled back.

“ I…have a favor to ask of you,” She began suddenly after calming down a bit. “ If something happens to me, and I’m not around for my child, can you all watch over them for me?” She asked softly and the room went deathly quiet.

“ Pfft what are you talking about? Of course you’re gonna be here!” Lorena scoffed as she crossed her arms, and Briar nodded in agreement.

“ She’s right Zera, you’re going to be around for your child so there’s no reason to assume you won’t be!” Briar said firmly and with a serious expression.

“ Did the doctor say something to you? Or did he insinuate that your condition has gotten worse?” Josele asked in concern, and Zera shook her head.

“ It’s nothing like that! It’s just…” Zera frowned as she tried to find the right words. “ You know how some people give their children godparents right? Well instead of godparents I want my child to have an entire godfamily to rely on. I want my child to be surrounded by people who will love them and care for them and support them, and I can’t imagine a better group of people to do that than you guys.”

“ I see where you’re coming from,” Solara said thoughtfully after a moment. “ They say it takes a village to raise a child, and so you want us to be that village.”

“ Exactly! But only if you guys want to, of course.” Zera said quickly as she began to grow sheepish. The other women looked at each other for a moment before they all smiled and nodded.

“ I think we would all be honored Zera, but let’s hope that we never have to cross that bridge.” Solara said and the others nodded in agreement as Zera laughed.

“ Trust me, I don’t plan on leaving my child any time soon!”

Soon the conversation turned to much lighter subjects, such as the hope that all of their children will be as close as they are when they grow older despite being from different squads and families, and that they’ll look out for one another and support each other.

That hope filled the group of women’s hearts for many many years, and eventually, came to fruition.

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Thank you all so much for reading and I hope you all have a good day~!

[fishduhh]

↳-let's break the curfew for an hour just to watch the night sky.-༉‧₊˚✧

[captain-harry-kim]

January to October, ft Abigail Harlow, belonging to @ythaniaart, a character who has gone through a lot and will go through more

[nizzysam]

No Thanks Needed

This work is a gift for @satanoceanic, one of the most active Red simpers out there. Thank you @the--end-is--nigh for the beta-reading <3

Rating: Explicit

Pairing: Red Harlow/John Marston (Marlow)

Tags: Pre-Canon, Smut, Bottom John, Top Red, Brief mention of internalized homophobia Other Tags NSFT

Summary: John leaves the gang feeling like the life he was living wasn't his anymore. And that wasn't his kid. After days of riding, he finally stumbles upon a town called Goldpeaks just as a big celebration is taking place. There, he hopes to start anew. In the town's saloon, he meets a bunch of strangers. One in particular catches his attention.

Snippet: A man stood up from an empty table. Around him people tried to make it look like they were minding their business but achieved the opposite. The man left behind whispers and curious glances. Then he saw his face. Deep scars gnawed at his cheeks and one pressed his nose down, deep in his skin. John didn’t realize he was staring at the man, still on the last step. The man came closer, now facing him but not meeting his eyes.

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That day he muttered the truth to Hosea, eyes low on the ground as he felt the old man’s gaze on him. He wasn’t scolded as expected. There was a single sigh and nothing more.

As he raised his head to get one last glimpse of the camp, he met Abigail’s eyes. In that moment, he knew she knew. There was no fooling Abigail Roberts.

He left. The others thought he was going out scouting, looking for money, working. Something tight wrapped around his chest as he spurred his mare into a gallop.

It ain’t my life, it ain’t my kid. These thoughts deafened him, enraged him into a wild ride across valleys and rivers. Far away, as far as possible. Because fear cannot reach that far.

It had been days now. Days of silent rides and campfires and meager meals. Nothing he wasn’t used to, but it was harder this time. His only distraction was idly playing around with pebbles, collecting them and throwing them as far as he could.

Hosea told him not to let pride consume him, but Hosea didn’t understand. The weight of responsibility crushed him. He was a boy and then Abigail decided he was the father of her child. How could she know? Why was he the only one responsible for that kid?

The clashing of the pebble against the bedrock made the mare neigh, but he kept throwing and throwing. The harsh sound eased his resentment.

He slept as the wind howled and the fire crackled beside him. He would reach town the next day.

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The stench of the livestock was piercing. There seemed to be more cows than people as he made his way through the small town. The sign read ‘Goldpeaks’.

The hills curved beautifully all around town, the light of the sun made them appear to shine in yellows and greens.

He would find a job now and get to the saloon later to wash off and drink. The money he saved would last him a few days if he was careful, and he was planning to be.

The afternoon was hot in the hill town, the mare was growing weary.

“Easy, Jill,” he patted her silver neck and guided her to a hitching post.

A chorus of high and low tones came from the saloon, singing along with the piano and interrupting the eerie silence. He reckoned he could find a job and drink at the same time.

They didn’t stop singing when he peeked inside. Everybody looked drunk and smelled of smoke and whiskey.

A few men were crowding the pianist, screeching melodies in his ear. Others were idly singing along from the tables.

“I’m looking for work,” John said as he leaned on the counter.

“Ain’t we all,” the bartender made a glass squeak under the cloth.

John turned to watch the drunk men all around him. “They surely ain’t.”

“What kinda voice is that?”, an old man with a large brown hat hiccuped in his direction.

“The kinda voice I have,” John didn’t even bother looking at him more than he already had.

“Oooh”, the man raised his hands as to fake fear. “We got another of those tough fellers, it looks like. Ain’t you too young to be sour?”

“If you ain’t offering me a job, I ain’t interested,” now John turned to look at him. The man’s cheeks glowed red from who knows how many drinks.

“Can ya herd sheep?”

“I learn fast,” John straightened his back and faced the man before offering him his hand. “Name’s John.”

The old man shook his hand vigorously. “Aaron. Got a ranch out there, somewhere. Later, huh? It’s a holiday.”

And so Aaron walked over a table, drank some more and went to another table to laugh loudly with whoever it was he was talking to. It looked like he was well known and liked. John’s jaw tightened as he watched him getting pats and smiles from everyone around.

“Are you buying?” the bartender asked.

“A beer and a bath,” John curved his back again, his elbows on the counter.

The bartender pointed at the stairs and John took his beer and slowly approached the second floor. His legs were killing him and his clothes were drenched in sweat. Luckily he had a spare shirt in his satchel.

The cold water swallowed him in one go. Energy seemed to come back to him in an instant. He sat in the tub sipping his beer for a long while. The tight feeling around his chest came back all of a sudden and he did nothing to make it better. He paid no attention to his thoughts, he got bored of them over the days of travel. Always the same anger, the same doubts, the same fears. He could no longer stand himself.

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“About time you came out,” the bartender said as John came down the stairs with his new shirt on, a simple white everyday shirt and the same old jeans he had been wearing for too long.

Something changed during his absence. Music was still playing and people were still chattering, but something unspoken loomed over the room. His eyes went searching for Aaron and immediately found him sitting next to the pianist. That comforted him.

“Sir, your bath will be ready in a few minutes,” the bartender looked straight ahead and John followed his gaze.

A man stood up from an empty table. Around him people tried to make it look like they were minding their business but achieved the opposite. The man left behind whispers and curious glances.

Then he saw his face. Deep scars gnawed at his cheeks and one pressed his nose down, deep in his skin. John didn’t realize he was staring at the man, still on the last step. The man came closer, now facing him but not meeting his eyes.

“Didn’t know–” John began to explain how he didn’t realize someone else was waiting to use the bath as the stranger brushed his shoulder.

“Didn’t ask,” it was almost like he knew John was going to say something. He interrupted him in a low, steady tone. John barely had time to react that before the stranger was five steps ahead.

All John did was scoff and shake his head as he approached the counter.

“Another beer,” John ordered.

“Kid, don’t start anything with that man,” the bartender looked him straight in the eyes.

“What do you care?”

“I don’t want no trouble. It’s a holiday,” the man opened his arms, inviting him to look around.

“Ain’t nothing to worry about. And I ain’t no kid.”

“Whatever you say.”

John reached a hand down to his satchel and his mouth fell open when he didn’t feel it under his palm. Soon he became aware of the absence of the strap on his shoulder. The bartender looked at him like someone would look at a disgraced man.

John’s chest tightened once more, the choking feeling reaching up to his throat. That satchel kept him grounded, kept him from exploding. And now it was gone.

He stomped to the second floor and started banging on the bathroom door. “I left my things in there. Open up.”

No reply. John banged again, louder. “If you ain’t opening, I will.”

He waited and still got no reply. “Open or I swear I’ll–”

“It’s open.”

The voice came from behind him. He turned around and found himself face to face with the man. All that banging and screaming and for what? The stranger stared him down, his face was blank and hard like he’d never seen before.

They kept staring at each other as a working girl opened the bathroom door and retrieved John’s satchel. John took it and thanked her while his eyes were still lingering on the stranger’s scars.

“You wasn’t in there.”

“No.”

“I thought…”

The stranger didn’t reply. Now John felt the embarrassment reaching his face and coloring his cheeks red.

“What was you gonna do?” the stranger asked, his rough voice echoed in John’s ears.

“Get my stuff back,” John’s reply was unsteady and weak compared to the firm threats he made just seconds before.

“I see.”

“Sir, your bath will be ready in just a couple more minutes,” the girl said and disappeared in the bathroom.

The eyes of the stranger seemed to pierce through John’s every thought. Pale gray, narrow eyes chiseled on the rough face of a man who has seen it all.

And John, shorter than him, felt disarmed and stupid like a scolded kid. Somehow, he couldn’t look away. The stranger didn’t look away either.

John couldn’t bear it any longer and finally excused himself with a quick turn of the head before heading downstairs.

He paid and drank to wash away the embarrassment. How could he make it in the world all alone if he wasn’t capable of looking out for his own things? How could he be so stupid, how could he not see the man standing there as he went up the stairs?

Thoughts transformed into nasty conversations in his mind, telling him to get it together or he will wind up dead in a matter of days. And then Abigail would laugh, Hosea would be disappointed and ashamed. Another part of himself said it wasn’t true, that he could make it and he was going to prove it.

After what could have been ten minutes of blankly staring at the counter, he sighed and asked for another beer. Just one more, he promised himself.

“D’you have any rooms available?” he asked, sitting on the stool, playing with the brim of the bottle.

“Sorry kid, Harlow took it.”

“Who?”

“Me.”

The man took a seat on the stool next to him, pushing his elbow in John’s space. John decided he was going to act like a man who had seen a lot. Not everything, but a lot. He puffed his chest out and straightened himself a bit.

“So your name is Harlow,” he said and took a long sip of his beer. He wondered if anyone was going to buy his gimmick.

“Stating the obvious won’t bring you far,” Harlow said and gestured to the bartender to serve him. In no time a whiskey glass was on the counter.

John’s gaze followed his gloved hand reaching for the glass. Once again, that stranger made him look stupid. His ego was hurt and he could no longer hold his tongue.

“You must be the eccentric type if you wear gloves in summer,” he mocked him and took another sip of his beer. Holding the bottle made him feel more confident, and he could blame his flushed cheeks on the alcohol.

John almost choked on his beer when he felt a heavy hand landing on his back. He froze for a moment, but immediately relaxed when a familiar face popped between them.

“You’ve met Red! Two sour men sitting next to each other, what a sad sight. But of course you found each other, of course!” Aaron broke into an airy laugh.

John could see Harlow looking at him on the other side, not a hint of emotion on his face.

“Now you two ain’t gonna ruin this for us, you just wouldn’t have the heart. Ain’t that right?” despite what his mellow tone suggested, that was an order.

John wondered who exactly was this rancher who offered him a job and was beloved by everyone in the saloon. He knew better than to ask.

“Good fellas. Martin, give them another round of what they want. On me.”

And just like that Aaron was touring tables and requesting songs. Harlow gestured again to Martin, the bartender, and another whiskey was on the table.

“What do you want, kid?” Martin asked.

“I ain’t no kid,” John hissed.

“What does the gentleman want?” Martin corrected himself, both hands on his side of the counter.

It wasn’t the first time John felt out of place, he had been out of place his whole life. These people here, they were all making fun of him. He raised his fist on the counter and as he was about to slam it down, Harlow sighed.

“Give him whiskey.”

A whiskey glass sat near his unfinished beer and Martin went taking care of other patrons. John turned his head, both his arms now folded on the counter. His usual slouched posture gave away all of that he was trying to hide.

The man called Red Harlow wasn’t looking at him, but John knew he was being observed. He could feel it by the way the stranger moved and the way he was avoiding his eyes. Just now he noticed his worn hat casting a shadow over his sharp features, a few strands of brown hair peaking out from under it, a well-trimmed beard framing his face. And his scars.

“Why do you wear one single red glove?” John asked, hoping to return the favor by acting interested.

“None of your business. Drink.”

John reached for the whiskey and downed it in one go. His eyes never left Red’s profile.

“Why do you wear one single red glove?” John asked again, now turned on the stool to fully face the man. One arm lazily laying on the counter and the other on his leg.

Red sighed. “Guess I’m the eccentric type. Why do you leave your damn things around?”

That answer brought a smile to John’s face, maybe the first in a long while. This man was going to entertain him after all.

“Guess I’m the forgetful type,” John spat a loud laugh and shook his head. It felt good to laugh. His throat was burning from the whiskey and the beer tasted almost like water.

“Learn not to be. Folks ain’t gonna be nice if you threaten to open their bathroom doors,” Red raised one eyebrow as he brought the glass to his lips. He glanced at John out of the corner of his eye.

John’s eyebrows furrowed but he knew the man was right. “I ain’t apologized for that, did I?”

“No need,” the man just said, now looking straight ahead.

John huffed and returned to face the counter. He missed his tent and his cot, Arthur’s jokes and Hosea’s lessons. He even missed Dutch’s patronizing speeches and the sound of Tilly’s laugh.

Miserable was the correct word. He wondered, day and night, if he was doing the right thing. If that wasn’t the correct path, the road would bring him back to them, Hosea told him. He found himself nodding as he remembered the old man’s words.

“You ain’t from here, so what is your deal?” Red spoke in his monotone voice, his face now turned in John’s direction.

“Asking myself the same question,” John said. It took a while for him to realize Harlow was looking at him. When he did, surprise colored his cheeks.

Red seemed to have noticed. There was a slight twitch in his eyes. “Answer honestly.”

John had no reason to, but he felt compelled to answer. He had kept silent for days and thoughts were corroding his brain. He looked in the older man’s eyes, trying to decide how much he was willing to reveal. “The life I was living wasn’t mine. I oughta find who I am.”

“That so? Good luck.”

“Yeah, I’ll need it,” John looked almost sad the conversation died down like that. He brought the bottle to his lips again, downing the beer. His stomach grumbled loud enough for everyone around him to hear.

Red snickered and shook his head. “You oughta eat if you wanna find out who you are, kid.”

John rolled his eyes and adjusted on the stool. “Guess now that I ain’t paying for the room I can afford to eat something.”

Red stood up and adjusted his bandolier. He called the bartender over with his hand and didn’t wait long for Martin to approach. “He can use my room.”

Just like that, Red was up and gone.

John was baffled, Martin tried his best to appear unbothered. The two stared at each other for a long few seconds before the bartender reached for the second spare key and handed it to John.

He didn’t even have the time to thank the stranger. Didn’t have the time to ask why. He would have asked upon his return in the room they now shared. John found himself looking forward to it.

He ordered beef stew and ate in silence as the afternoon’s party turned into an early evening craze. Finally, he felt full and somehow calmer. All of the tiredness from the long journey caught up to him.

Before heading to the room, he went outside to check on Jill, fed her and patted her. She seemed better now that she was in the shade. He removed the saddlebag and headed to the second floor.

---

The room wasn’t much, he wasn’t expecting it to be. A big bed right in front of the door, a bedside table at each side, a floor mirror and a window to the right side.

The sight of the bed made him smile in anticipation. He undressed and wore his red union suit fresh out of the saddlebag before sinking in the middle of the bed.

He fell asleep immediately and for hours, dreaming of nothing. He woke up as the pianist played an off-key note and the crowd cheered and laughed.

What kind of holiday it was, John didn’t know, but the celebration didn’t seem to stop. Through the window he saw the moon was already high in the sky. He closed his eyes again and stretched his arms out.

Then he seemed to remember that this wasn’t his room. Quickly, he sat down and looked around him. Red wasn’t there, which was a relief but also a disappointment. Was he coming at all? The uncertainty bothered him.

He found himself looking in the mirror where his scrawny figure curved and stared back at him. Strings of hair tickled his cheeks, long enough to cover his neck and lay on his shoulders. He almost didn’t recognize himself. It had been a while since he saw his own reflection.

The floor was pleasantly cool under his feet as he stretched once more in front of the mirror, looking at how his body moved and twisted in the union suit. Another memory came, of when Arthur mocked him for how small he looked in his old shirt. Most of John’s clothes were Arthur’s old ones. Not this union suit, this he bought himself.

He sank once again in the bed, an arm covering his eyes. The past was the past, he was here now. In Red Harlow’s room.

That was a strange, tough man. Behind his rough facade was a decent fellow, one who would share his room with a runaway who threatened to knock down the bathroom door of a saloon in the middle of nowhere. John laughed to himself.

After all, Red had nothing to fear. He was strong, John could tell. Lean but solid, you could see it even through his clothes. Those piercing, questioning eyes that would stare at you long enough to make you uncomfortable yet leave you hoping for more.

His scent when they passed each other on the stairs, John could smell it as if Red was beside him at that moment. Gunpowder and leather mixed with sweat and smoke. And after a bath just the faint perfume of the soap and his own natural scent.

The way he sounded, low and rough as if he spoke those words from deep inside him. His unreadable expressions, John found himself wanting to understand. To see, to hear more.

The arm pressed on his eyes pressed more against his skull and his hand grabbed the pillow beneath him. He tried to stop his other hand from trailing down to his belly and between his thighs. This wasn’t the first time he thought of a man, but the shame burned him every time.

John slowly brushed his fingers on his erection, hoping to get the edge off like that, without having to unbutton his union suit.

His fingers traveled down some more, touching that sensitive spot just above his entrance. A spike of pleasure made him arch his back, his mouth now parted and his eyes shut under his arm.

Outside, footsteps and voices were coming and going since he first entered the room. He almost didn’t notice them now as the hand finally grabbed his clothed cock and moved slowly in a firm grip.

He lost himself in a fantasy, one in which Red was the protagonist. It wasn’t long before he started bucking against his own hand, panting and biting down his lip.

It was when the sound of something heavy hit the ground that he tripped up like a spring. Harlow’s back was all he saw, his bandolier on the ground.

John’s cheeks were bright red as he sat in the middle of the bed, his erection pushing against the thin fabric of his union suit. He couldn’t move.

His gaze darted in the mirror and got a glimpse of Harlow’s profile. His lips stayed flat, his eyes looked at nothing in particular. John watched him remove his hat and unbutton his shirt. He dared looking some more when Red’s shirt was fully open, revealing the hair on his chest. He lingered on, waiting for him to move so that he could see more through the mirror. And he did. Red moved just enough for John to see the trail of dark hair disappearing into his pants.

The room filled with the scent John remembered from earlier. He was still frozen in place, a hand behind him to support him and the other still in the air as his lifted leg covered his obvious erection.

John’s eyes moved up again in the mirror. Red was staring back at him, those narrow eyes kept him from looking anywhere else.

Did he notice? Why wasn’t he saying anything? John’s heart was racing. He stopped breathing to try and calm down, in vain. All he could do was look away. He managed to move from the bed’s center and tried to make himself small.

Red kept undressing, John could still see him out of the corner of his eye. His gaze focused again on the mirror, but he kept his head low. Red’s eyes were still fixed on John as he unbuckled his belt.

Finally, John decided it would be better if he faced the wall and forgot all about it. So he did. His gaze now moved from the bedside table to the wall and out the window. His breathing was heavy, the silence in the room interrupted by the sound of Harlow’s clothes coming off.

Red sat on the bed and John shifted and held on the mattress. Then he felt Red standing up again. Did he remove his boots? What was he doing now?

John was restless, his erection didn’t seem to die down and the curiosity was killing him. He felt forced to look away, scared of what would happen if he turned again to look at the man. He could pretend he needed to get up and go do something. After all, he wasn’t a prisoner in that room.

John slowly turned his head.

Red’s broad shoulders were all he could see. The man was staring down at him, shirtless. His belt was unfastened but his pants were still buttoned. John’s mouth was open as he looked at the man’s body, his eyes lingering on that trail of dark hair on his belly. Then Red’s thumb brushed them as his fingers pressed down the fly of his pants.

By that point his thoughts were clouded, nothing he thought made sense and when their eyes met yet again, John was already on his knees, moving towards him.

Red’s hand caught him, cupped his jaw and brought him up against him. A desperate whimper escaped John’s mouth when he felt Red’s tongue on his neck and on his ear. Red’s breath was warm and ticklish against him, sending a spike of arousal down his spine.

John pushed himself against Red’s leg, wanting him to know how hard he was. How desperate for friction he was. In response, Red brought a hand down his ass and squeezed, his own erection pressing against John’s belly.

“Was you thinking of me?” Red whispered and in one quick motion turned John around.

John’s ass pushed against Red’s erection, his back against the older man’s chest as the hand on his neck held him in place.

That question made his cock twitch. Yes, he wanted to say. Yes, I was thinking of you. But his only reply was a choked moan.

Red bit his lobe, licked it and bit down again. John wanted to see his face, see how he looked when he was aroused like that. But just as he began to turn his head, Red pressed him against the mattress.

He was quick to open the flap of John’s union suit, exposing him so abruptly.

That was too much for John. He broke free of Red’s grip and turned around, facing the man above him. “Wait,” he pleaded.

Red’s heavy-lidded gaze scanned him, hungry. But he didn’t force himself on John. His belt fell on the ground and his fingers began to unbutton his pants.

Red’s cock was now hard and naked in his gloved hand. He gripped it at the base, showing John just what he was in for. And when John looked up at him, he could swear he saw a smirk on the man’s scarred face.

John never did this before, he only imagined it. Now Red’s eyes were silently requesting it. He averted his gaze.

“Never done it before?” Red asked.

John shook his head. He felt Red’s hand on his nape guiding him closer.

The tip of his cock brushed over John’s lips. It was hot and hard against him. Slowly, he opened his mouth and licked. He saw Red’s eyes narrowing and the breathy sound he made was enough to make John lick again and again.

Soon he took the tip in his mouth, trying his best not to let his teeth scratch the sensitive skin. Red was watching him, licking his lips from time to time. John knew he wanted more. He tried to relax his jaw and took more of him in. Red was big and heavy in his mouth, he felt his thickness on his tongue as he bobbed his head on him. John could feel the veins of his cock and taste his arousal.

Red began to move, slowly, as to warn him of what was about to come. He pushed further, reaching the back of John’s throat. His head lolled back at the sensation.

John was held with all his cock in his inexperienced mouth, his nose brushing against Red’s curly black hair. He pushed on the man’s thigh and turned his head to cough. Then he looked back up, Red’s hand still on his nape. He turned again and began to lick his cock from the base to the tip, hoping that was enough. Red seemed to enjoy it before he took a step back to completely remove his pants.

John looked at the lean, muscular body in front of him. He got up, pressed a hand on his chest, felt the heat and the hair brushing over his palm. In a bold move he brought a hand on Red’s nape and leaned in for a kiss.

Red simply bent his head backwards and stared at him. “No,” he said.

John blinked and had no time to say anything. Red’s hand was now unbuttoning his front flap. The thin piece of fabric fell on the ground, revealing John’s neglected cock.

Red held his ungloved hand under John’s chin. “Spit,” he ordered.

John spat after the man gave him an impatient look. And he was so glad he did when he felt that same hand gripping both of their cocks, stroking them slowly.

Red’s experienced hand lingered on their tips, making them both shiver and moan.

He couldn’t kiss him, but Red didn’t object when John began to nibble and lick his neck. Instead, Red stretched his neck to give him more to bite into.

John was reaching the peak of his pleasure, bucking into the man’s hand. He no longer cared about the sound he was making against his skin.

Red stopped and took a step back. John looked at him, mouth open and almost offended. That questioning look turned into a pleading one as Red came closer again. In his eyes, John could see what he wanted. He stepped back and fell on the mattress, but didn’t stop retreating further on the bed.

“I’ve never…” John began to say as Red climbed on the bed and positioned himself between his legs. His breath was heavy with doubt and anticipation. John didn’t know much, didn’t think much, he just knew he was scared and yet he wanted it.

Red caressed his torso and trailed down his body. There wasn’t impatience in his touch, Red avoided John’s cock for a while, caressing the sensible skin of his inner thigh until he felt John relax.

“You’re gonna be good,” he said looking straight in John’s eyes. That was reassuring, his low voice steady and calm. But John also heard a command. And he was so eager to comply.

Red pressed one finger on John’s reddened lips and in his mouth, pushing down his tongue. Meanwhile John adjusted under him, his legs open against the older man’s thighs. But Red pushed him a bit further up the bed as his saliva-slick finger traveled down between John’s legs.

There was resistance, but Red was expecting that. He teased his opening slowly, brushing the area around his hole. John was feeling so many things at once all he could do was watch him with his mouth open, perked up on his elbows. One faint moan escaped his lips when Red pushed a finger inside him.

Then Red took John’s aching cock in his hand as his finger went inside and out, allowing John to get used to the feeling.

It felt strange, foreign and unbelievably good. A few times, even incredible. Red reached that point inside him that made his pupils dilate with pleasure. If he couldn’t think straight before, now he lost every last bit of control.

He took his own cock and started stroking it, trapping Red’s hand under his own. He knew if the man looked at him, he would cum right there and then.

But Red wasn’t having it. He pushed a second finger in him and gripped John’s cock firmly enough to stop him from reaching climax. All this while their eyes were locked, which made it all but easier for John.

He would have felt ashamed and embarrassed if he wasn’t experiencing the strongest arousal of his life. All he could think about was Red’s fingers and that stretching pain slowly transforming into pleasure. John gripped the man’s hair and pushed down on his fingers with a shameful moan.

What he said afterwards began as a closed-eyed whine and became a pathetic moan as Red started scissoring his fingers in him. “Fuck me,” John kept repeating.

Red breathed an airy “Yeah,” all his arousal spilling into his voice. He changed in that moment, his eyes wide and famished. His fingers slipped out of John, immediately replaced by his tongue licking in and around him as both his hands now held him open.

John shivered and twisted at every lick, his eyes rolling from pleasure. He couldn’t hold himself up any longer, now flat on his back, moaning and biting on his fingers as one hand tried to reach for his cock. One look from Red made him stop.

With seemingly no effort, Red tugged John closer and slightly raised his ass. He spat in his opening and put two fingers inside him, fingering him faster and faster as the younger man moaned with pleasure under him. Then he pushed another finger in and John seemed to have completely abandoned himself to the sensation.

Red lifted himself above John, looking at his blissful expression; lips parted and swollen, flushed cheeks and dark eyes.

John threw his arms around his neck and lifted himself up, reaching for the kiss he so desperately wanted. All Red gave him was his neck, once again, as he turned his head at the last minute. So John bit down, hard.

In response, Red twirled his fingers up and pushed against that very spot he knew would make John weak. And it did, reducing John to a heap of pleading moans.

Then, as a punishment, Red stood up, leaving him alone on the bed. As soon as John felt his absence, he perked up fearing he would leave. But Red was still in the room, searching for something in his own satchel. It wasn’t long before he turned to face John again.

In his hand was a tin of hair pomade. Red smeared his fingers with it and was again on John, teasing his hole with the pomade outside and deep inside him. John was taking all three of his fingers with no resistance.

He slicked his own cock with pomade as John adjusted himself under him, his legs spread. Red aligned with his hole and teased him with his tip.

John’s eyes were closed with anticipation, fear and pleasure. His eyebrows were furrowed and his cock twitched against his navel.

“Look at me,” Red ordered as he stared down at him.

John’s eyes opened instantly and Red sank deep inside his tight hole. The room filled with John’s moans and Red’s grunts as they stared into each other’s eyes.

Red’s bared teeth turned into a gaping mouth when John started bucking against him, not giving himself the time to adjust to the new sensation. It drove Red out of his mind, you could see it in his face. In that moment he decided not to hold back anymore.

John got what he was asking for and took it without looking away once. Red was slamming into him slow and deep, he could feel him in his belly, pushing against that very spot he never imagined felt this good.

He could feel Red was getting more and more aroused as he increased the speed and became even harder inside him. Once again, John tried to throw his arms around Red’s neck and Red let him, but only to use it as leverage to pick him up and hold him against the wall, beside the window. There was no way to kiss him as Red’s head was buried between his neck and shoulder, making it easier to hear his moans against his skin.

John looked straight ahead of him and saw his reflection in the mirror and the broad back of the man fucking him senseless. He stared at the reflection with clouded eyes and began scratching his back. Red’s thrusts became erratic, his grunts animalistic.

Soon John found himself on the bed again, a hand pressing on the sides of his throat. It felt good, the pleasure intensified and he tried to reach for his cock. He needed to stroke it, it began to hurt for how long it was neglected.

Red allowed it with a quick nod. The older man didn’t choke his grunts anymore and his expressions were as feral as the way he was fucking the man under him.

John’s eyes widened and his mouth hung open as he felt he was about to reach climax. Red reacted to that immediately, pulling out and grabbing both cocks in his gloved hand.

John was the first to cum with a long moan and soon Red followed, spreading his cum all over John’s union suit. They both came profusely and in waves, twitching one on top of the other. Red continued to stroke their cocks until John’s moans began to sound like whines.

The last thing John heard that night was a heavy, tired sigh and the seemingly unstoppable celebrating sounds coming from downstairs.

---

The next morning, Red was gone. His scent was all that was left in the room. John could smell it on himself.

He folded the union suit and pushed it down the saddlebag. Dressed up and had another look in the mirror.

He tried to compose himself, dust his shirt off and slicked his hair back. Did he look like a man who had sex with another man just a few hours prior? Did people hear them? Did it even matter?

He walked downstairs with his bag, head down. The place was still trashed from the day before and Martin was behind the counter, seemingly unbothered by the mess, cleaning a glass.

“Aaron’s waiting for you by his ranch up the hill, you’ll recognize it,” he said as John approached.

“Yeah, thanks,” John didn’t even look at him as he walked towards the door.

“Where you going with that?”

John stopped, confused. “Somewhere, I guess.”

“Room’s paid for two days,” Martin said and the saloon echoed with the squeaking of the cloth against the glass.

[throwawaytherapist]

Here it is ladies! A list of female biographies! Highly anticipated by nobody but myself! This took a long time, so I hope it might be enjoyable to at least some people. I'll add to this whenever I feel like it. A few things before I begin:

1. The list is (roughly) organized alphabetically by the subjects last name.

2. The subjects occupation (if they had one) will be labeled with a corresponding symbol (i.e. painter = 🎨, writer =✏️, and so on and so forth). Books about same sex attracted women (lesbian or bi women) and women of color are labeled. Occupations that cannot be easily represented by symbols will simply be stated.

3. Biographies written or co-written by men will have with 🧔 after their names.

4. The subjects full birth name will be in brackets after the title.

5. If you're curious about a book and want more information or content warnings, please message me. I'll help as best I can.

•Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams by Lynne Withey [Abigail Adams] (Activist)

•Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life by Natalie Dykstra [Marian Hooper Adams]

•Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams by Louisa Thomas [Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams]

•Jane Addams: Spirit in Action by Louise W. Knight [Jane Addams] (Activist, SSA)

•Anna Akhmatova: Poet and Prophet by Roberta Reeder [Anna Andreyevna Gorenko] (✏️)

•Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women by Harriet Reisen [Louisa May Alcott] (Activist, SSA,✏️)

•Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva by Rosemary Sullivan [Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva] (✏️)

•Marian Anderson, A Singers Journey by Allen Keiler 🧔 [Marian Anderson] (WOC, Activist, 🎙)

•The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World by Shelley Emling [Mary Anning] (🦕)

•Susan B. Anthony: A Biography by Kathleen Barry [Susan B. Anthony] (Activist, SSA)

•Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser [Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne] (👑)

•Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography by Marion Meade [Eleanor of Aquitaine] (👑)

•Catherine of Aragon: Infanta of Spain, Queen of England by Theresa Earenfight [Catherine of Aragon] ( 👑)

•Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter: A Biography of Princess Louise by Lucinda Hawksley [Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll] (👑)

•Everything She Touched: Life of Ruth Asawa by Marilyn Chase [Ruth Aiko Asawa] (WOC, Sculptor)

•Jane Austen: A Life by Carol Shields [Jane Austen] (✏️)

•Queen, Mother, and Stateswoman: Mariana of Austria and the Government of Spain by Silvia Z. Mitchell [Mariana of Austria] (👑)

•The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria by Brigette Hamann [Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Empress of Austria, Queen of Hungary] (👑)

•Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Cosmic Art of Lucille Ball by Stefan Kanfer 🧔 [Lucille Désirée Ball] (🎥)

•Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara by Eve Golden [Theodosia Burr Goodman, "Theda Bara"] (📽)

•Wild Heart: A Life: Natalie Clifford Barney and the Decadence of Literary Paris by Suzanne Rodriguez [Natalie Clifford Barney] (SSA, ✏️)

•Josephine: The Hungry Heart by Jean-Claude Baker 🧔 [Freda Josephine McDonald Baker] (WOC, SSA, Dancer, 📽)

•A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and The Civil War by Stephan B. Oates 🧔 [Clarissa Harlowe Barton] (🩺)

•Infamous Lady: The True Story of Countess Erzsébet Báthory by Kimberly L. Craft [Countess Erzsébet Báthory de Ecsed] (Serial Killer)

•Simone de Beauvoir: A Biography by Deirdre Bair [Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir] (Activist, ✏️)

•The Secret Life of Aphra Behn by Janet Todd [Aphra Behn] (✏️)

•Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell by Janet Wallach [Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell] (Archaeologist)

•Vanessa Bell: Portrait of the Bloomsbury Artist by Frances Spalding [Vanessa Stephen Bell] (🎨)

•Ingrid Bergman by Grace May Carter [Ingrid Bergman] (🎥)

•Sarah Bernhardt: The Divine and Dazzling Life of the World's First Superstar by Catherine Reef [Henriette-Rosine Bernard, "Sarah Bernhardt"] (🎭)

•Annie Besant: An Autobiography by Annie Besant [Annie Wood Besant] (Activist, ✏️)

•Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography by Benazir Bhutto [Benazir Bhutto] (WOC, Prime Minister)

•Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age by Fiona Maddocks [Saint Hildegard] (Abbess, Musician)

•Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic by Jennifer Niven [Ada Delutuk Blackjack] (WOC, Explorer)

•The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine by Janice P. Nimura [Elizabeth Blackwell, Emily Blackwell] (🩺)

•Lady Icarus: Balloonomania and the Brief, Bold Life of Sophie Blanchard by Deborah Noyes [Marie Madeleine-Sophie Armant Blanchard] (🎈)

•Madame Blavatsky: The Woman Behind the Myth by Marion Meade [Helena Petrovna von Hahn Blavatsky] (✏️)

•Nellie Bly: Daredevil, Reporter, Feminist by Brooke Kroeger [Elizabeth Jane Cochran Seaman, "Nellie Bly"] (Activist, Reporter)

•Anne Boleyn by Norah Lofts [Anne Boleyn] (👑)

•Ambition and Desire: The Dangerous Life of Josephine Bonaparte by Kate Williams [Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie Bonaparte] (👑)

•The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson [Lizzie Andrew Borden] (🪓)

•Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy by Sarah Bradford [Lucrezia Borgia] (Governor)

•Boudica by Vanessa Collingridge [Boudica] (👑, 🗡)

•Portrait of Myself by Margaret Bourke-White [Margaret Bourke-White] (📷)

•Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild by David Stenn 🧔[Clara Gordan Bow] (📽)

•The Gallant Edith Bratt: J.R.R. Tolkien's Inspiration by Nancy Bunting and Seamus Hamill-Keays 🧔 [Edith Mary Bratt Tolkien]

•The Lost Life of Eva Braun by Angela Lambert [Eva Anna Paula Braun Hitler] (📷)

•Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion by Lady Anne Somerset [Anne, Queen of Great Britain] (👑)

•Tiny Broadwick: The First Lady of Parachuting by Elizabeth Whitley Roberson [Georgia Ann Thompson Broadwick] (🪂)

•The Brontë Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne by Catherine Reef [Charlotte Brontë, Emily Jane Brontë, Anne Brontë] (✏️)

•Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth by Kristen Iversen [Margaret Tobin Brown] (Socialite)

•The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend by Jeff Leen 🧔 [Mildred Burke] (Wrestler)

•Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Unexpected Life of the Author of The Secret Garden by Gretchen Gerzina [Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett] (✏️)

•Josephine Butler by Jane Jordan [Josephine Elizabeth Grey Butler] (Activist)

•Lady Byron and Her Daughters by Julia Markus [Anna Isabella Noel Milbanke Byron, 11th Baroness of Wentworth] (Mathematician)

•Theodora by Paolo Cesaretti 🧔 [Theodora Empress of Byzantium] (👑)

•Exist Otherwise: The Life and Works of Claude Cahun by Jennifer Laurie Shaw [Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob, "Claude Cahun"] (SSA, 📷)

•Maria Callas: An Intimate Biography by Anne Edwards [Sophie Cecilia Kalos, "Maria Callas"] (Opera Singer)

•Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature by Linda J. Lear [Rachel Louise Carson] (✏️, Marine Biologist)

•A Girl and Five Brave Horses by Sonora Webster Carver [Sonora Webster Carver] (Horse Diver)

•Mary Ann Shadd Cary: The Black Press and Protest in the Nineteenth Century by Jane Rhodes [Mary Ann Shadd Cary] (WOC, Activist, Publisher)

•Infinite Variety: The Life and Legend of Marchesa Casati by Scot D. Ryersson 🧔 and Michael Orlando Yaccarino 🧔 [Luisa Adele Rosa Maria Amman, Marchesa Casati Stampa di Soncino] (Socialite)

•Mary Cassatt: A Life by Nancy Mathews [Mary Stevenson Cassatt] (🎨)

•Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman [Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire] (Activist,✏️)

•Isabella of Castile: Europe's First Great Queen by Giles Tremlett 🧔 [Isabella I of Castile] (👑)

•Chanel: The Enigma by Isabelle Fiemeyer [Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel] (👗)

•The Edge of Time: The Authoritative Biography of Kalpana Chawla by Jean-Pierre Harrison 🧔 [Kalpana Chawla] (WOC, Astronaut, Engineer)

•The Last Empress: Madame Chiang Kai-shek and the Birth of Modren China by Hannah Pakuka [Soong May-ling] (WOC)

•Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child by Noël Riley Fitch [Julia Carolyn McWilliams Child] (👩‍🍳)

•Unbought and Unbossed by Shirley Chisholm [Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm] (WOC, Politician)

•Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley [Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller Christie, Lady Mallowan] (✏️)

•Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Lauched Modern China by Jung Chang [The Current Divine Mother Empress Dowager Ci-Xi Duan-You Kang-Yi Zhao-Yu Zhuang-Cheng Shou-Gong Qin-Xian Chong-Xi of the Great Qing Empire] (WOC, 👑)

•Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill by Sonia Purnell [Clementine Oglivy Spencer Hozior Churchill] (War-time Activist)

•Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff [Cleopatra VII Philopator] (👑)

•Frank: The Story of Frances Folsom Cleveland, America's Youngest First Lady by Annette B. Dunlap [Frances Clara Folsom Cleveland Preston]

•Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII's Discarded Bride by Elizabeth Norton [Anne of Cleves] (👑)

•Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette by Judith Thurman [Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, "Colette"] (SSA, ✏️)

•In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin by Lindsey Hilsum [Marie Catherine Colvin] (Journalist)

•Grace Coolidge: The People's Lady in Silent Cal's White House by Robert Hugh Ferrell 🧔 [Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge] (Teacher)

•Emma Darwin: The Inspirational Wife of a Genius by Edna Healey [Emma Wedgwood Darwin]

•Alexandra David-Neel: Portrait of an Adventurer by Ruth Middleton [Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David-Néel] (Explorer)

•Joy: Poet, Seeker, and the Woman Who Captivated C.S. Lewis by Abigail Santamaria [Helen Joy Davidson] (✏️)

•Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies by Lara Gabrielle [Marion Cecilia Douras] (📽)

•Bette Davis by Grace May Carter [Ruth Elizabeth Davis] (🎥)

•Emily Wilding Davison: The Martyr Suffragette by Lucy Fisher [Emily Wilding Davison] (Activist, Teacher)

•The Sphinx: The Life of Gladys Deacon - Duchess of Marlborough by Hugo Vickers 🧔 [Gladys Marie Deacon Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough] (Socialite)

•Sentiments of a British-American Woman: Easter de Berdt Reed and the American Revolution by Owen S. Ireland 🧔 [Easter de Berdt Reed] (War-time Activist)

•Dancing to the Precipice: The Life of Lucie de La Tour du Pin, Eyewitness to an Era by Caroline Moorehead [Henriette-Lucy Dillon, Marquise de La Tour-du-Pin-Gouvernet] (Aristocrat)

•Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda [Catherine de' Medici] (👑)

•Queen Alexandra: Loyalty and Love by Frances Diamond [Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia of Denmark] (👑)

•Christine de Pizan: Life, Work, Legacy by Charlotte Cooper-Davis [Christina da Pizzano] (✏️)

•Kafka's Last Love: The Mystery of Dora Diamant by Kathi Diamant [Dora Diamant] (🎭)

•The Other Dickens: A Life of Catherine Hogarth by Lillian Nayder [Catherine Thomson Hogarth Dickens] (✏️)

•Emily Dickinson by Cynthia Wolff [Emily Elizabeth Dickinson] (SSA, ✏️)

•Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller by Judith Thurman [Baroness Karen Chistenze Dinesen von Blixen-Finecke, "Isak Dinesen"] (✏️)

•Emily Donelson of Tennessee by Pauline Wilcox Burke [Emily Donelson]

• The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky by Andrew Kaufman 🧔 [Anna Grigoryevna Snitkina Dostoevskaya] (✏️)

•I, Livia: The Counterfeit Criminal by Mary Mudd [Livia Drusilla] (👑)

•Manderley Forever: A Biography of Daphne Du Maurier by Tatiana de Rosnay [Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning] (SSA, ✏️)

•My Life by Isadora Duncan [Angela Isadora Duncan] (SSA, Dancer)

•Eleonora Duse: A Biography by Helen Sheehy [Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse] (SSA, 🎭)

•East to Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart by Susan Butler [Amelia Mary Earhart] (🛩)

•Crystal Eastman: A Revolutionary Life by Amy Aronson [Crystal Catherine Eastman] (Activist, Lawyer)

•Mamie Doud Eisenhower: The General's First Lady by Marilyn Holt [Mary Geneva Doud Eisenhower]

•The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir [Elizabeth the I of England] (👑)

•Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior by Catherine Hanley [Empress Matilda of England] (👑)

•Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald by Geoffrey Mark [Ella Jane Fitzgerald] (WOC, 🎙)

•Zelda: A Biography by Nancy Milford [Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald] (✏️)

•Marie-Thérèse, Child of Terror: The Fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter by Susan Nagel [Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte, Dauphine of France] (👑)

•The Honest Courtesan: Veronica Franco, Citizen and Writer in Sixteenth-Century Venice by Margaret Rosenthal [Veronica Franco] (Activist, ✏️)

•Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA by Brenda Maddox [Rosalind Elsie Franklin] (🧬)

•Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore [Jane Franklin Mecom]

•The Lives of Margaret Fuller: A Biography by John Matteson 🧔 [Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli] (Activist, Journalist)

•Indira Gandhi: A Biography by Pupul Jayakar [Indira Priyadarshini Nehru Gandhi] (WOC, Prime Minister)

•Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: An Autobiography and Other Recollections by Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin [Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin] (Astronomer)

•Garbo by Robert Gottlieb 🧔 [Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, "Greta Garbo"] (SSA, 🎥)

•Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery 🧔 [Emma Rowena Caldwell Gatewood] (Hiker)

•Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X by Deborah Davis [Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau] (Socialite)

•Martha Gellhorn: A Life by Caroline Moorehead [Martha Ellis Gellhorn] (Journalist)

•Making Time: Lillian Moller Gilbreth, A Life Beyond "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Jane Lancaster [Lillian Evelyn Moller Gilbreth] (Psychologist, Engineer)

•Jane Goodall: The Woman who Redefined Man by Dale Peterson 🧔 [Dame Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall] (🐵)

•Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham by Agnes de Mille [Martha Graham] (Dancer)

•Personal History by Katherine Graham [Katherine Meyer Graham] (Publisher)

•The General's Wife: The Life of Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant by Ishbel Ross [Julia Boggs Dent Grant]

•Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece by Hugo Vickers 🧔 [Princess Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie of Battenberg, Princess of Greece and Denmark] (👑)

•Caty: A Biography of Catherine Littlefield Greene by John F. Stegeman 🧔 and Janet A. Stegeman [Catherine Littlefield Greene Miller] (Inventor)

•Lady Jane Grey: Nine Days Queen by Alison Plowden [Lady Jane Grey] (👑)

•Janet Guthrie: A Life at Full Throttle by Janet Guthrie [Janet Guthrie] (🏎)

•A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell [Virginia Hall] (Espionage Agent)

•England's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton by Kate Williams [Dame Amy Emma Lyon Hamilton] (Maid)

•Lady in the Navy: A Personal Reminiscence by Joy Bright Hancock [Joy Bright Hancock] (Warrant Officer)

•Barbie and Ruth by Robin Gerber [Ruth Marianna Mosko Handler] (Business Woman)

•First Lady Florence Harding: Behind the Tragedy and Controversy by Katherine A. S. Sibley [Florence Mabel Kling Harding]

•Shakespeare's Wife by Germaine Greer [Anne Hathaway]

•The Woman Who Would be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney [Hatshepsut] (WOC, 👑)

•Hemingway's Widow: The Life and Legacy of Mary Welsh Hemingway by Timothy Christian 🧔 [Mary Welsh Hemingway] (Journalist)

•Queen of Ice, Queen of Shadows: The Unsuspected Life of Sonja Henie by Leif Henie 🧔 and Raymond Strait 🧔 [Sonja Henie] (⛸️)

•Katherine Hepburn by Grace May Carter [Katherine Houghton Hepburn] (🎥)

•Dorothy Hodgkin: A Life by Georgina Ferry [Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin] (Chemist)

•Grace Hooper and the Invention of the Information Age by Kurt Beyer 🧔 [Grace Brewster Murray Hooper] (Computer Scientist, Navy Admiral)

•Lou Henry Hoover: Activist First Lady by Nancy Beck Young [Lou Henry Hoover] (Activist, Linguist)

•A Song for You: My Life with Whitney Houston by Robyn Crawford [Whitney Elizabeth Houston] (WOC, SSA, 🎤)

•Young and Damned and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII by Gareth Russell 🧔 [Catherine Howard] (👑)

•The Woman Who Mapped Labrador: The Life and Expedition Diary of Mina Hubbard by Mina Benson Hubbard [Mina Benson Hubbard] (Explorer)

•The Passion of Anne Hutchinson: An Extraordinary Woman, the Puritan Patriarchs, and the World They Made and Lost by Marilyn J. Westerkamp [Anne Marbury Hutchinson] (Minister)

•Geisha of Gion: Memoir of Mineko Iwasaki by Mineko Iwasaki and Rande Gail Brown [Mineko Iwasaki] (WOC, Former Geisha,✏️)

•Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin [Shirley Hardie Jackson] (✏️)

•Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson by Katherine Johnson [Katherine Johnson] (WOC, Mathematician)

•Lady Bird: A Biography of Mrs. Johnson by Jan Jarboe Russell [Claudia Atla Taylor Johnson] (Environmentalist)

•Nora: A Biography of Nora Joyce by Brenda Maddox [Nora Barnacle Joyce] (✏️)

•Frida: The Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera [Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón] (WOC, SSA, 🎨)

•The Original Million Dollar Mermaid: The Annette Kellerman Story by Barbara Firth and Emily Gibson [Annette Marie Sarah Kellerman] (🏊‍♀️)

•Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson [Rose Marie Kennedy]

•Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter by Barbara Leaming [Kathleen Agnes Kennedy Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington] (Socialite)

•Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World by Eileen McNamara [Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver] (Disability Rights Activist)

•Desert Rose: The Life and Legacy of Coretta Scott King by Edythe Scott Bagley and Joe Hilley 🧔 [Coretta Scott King] (WOC, Activist, ✏️)

•The Queen Mother: The Official Biography by William Shawcross 🧔 [Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, Queen of the United Kingdom] (👑)

•Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White by Kitt Shapiro and Patricia Weiss Levy [Eartha Mae Keith Kitt] (WOC, Activist, 🎙, 🎥)

•Elizabeth's Rival: The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester by Nicola Tallis [Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester and Essex] (👑)

•The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot [Loretta Pleasant Lacks, Deborah Lacks Pullum] (WOC)

•Madame Lalaurie: Mistress of the Haunted House by Carolyn Morrow Long [Marie Delphine Macarty Lalaurie] (Serial Killer)

•Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film by Ruth Barton [Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, "Hedy Lamarr"] (Inventor, 📽)

•Marie Antoinette's Confidante: The Rise and Fall of the Princesse de Lamballe by Geri Walton [Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe] (Aristocrat)

•Harriet Lane, America's First Lady by Milton Stern 🧔 [Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston]

•Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits by Linda Gordon [Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn] (📷)

•In Search of Nella Larsen: A Biography of the Color Line by George B. Hutchinson 🧔 [Nellallitea Walker Larsen] (WOC, ✏️)

•Rani Laxmibai: Warrior Queen of Jhansi by Pratibha Ranade [Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi] (WOC, 👑, 🗡)

•Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau by Martha Ward [Marie Catherine Laveau] (WOC, Herbalist)

•The Gatekeeper: Missy LeHand, FDR, and the Untold Story of the Partnership That Defined a Presidency by Kathryn Smith [Marguerite Alice LeHand] (Secretary)

•Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter: The Remarkable True Story of American Heroine Ida Lewis by Lenore Skomal [Idawalley Zoradia Lewis] (Lighthouse Keeper)

•Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography by Jean H. Baker [Mary Ann Todd Lincoln]

•Anne Marrow Lindbergh: Her Life by Susan Hertog [Anne Spencer Marrow Lindbergh] (✏️, 🛩)

•Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector by Benjamin Moser 🧔 [Clarice Lispector] (✏️)

•Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker by Stacy A. Cordery [Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth] (Socialite, ✏️)

•Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde by Alexis De Veaux [Audrey Geraldine Lorde] (WOC, SSA, Activist, ✏️)

•Ada Lovelace: The Making of a Computer Scientist by Adrian Clifford Rice 🧔, Christopher Hollings 🧔, and Ursula Martin [Augusta Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace] (Mathematician)

•Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of Girl Scouts by Stacy A. Cordery [Juliette Gordon Low] (Founder of Girl Scouts)

•Rosa Luxemburg by Dana Mills [Rosa Luxemburg] (Anti-War Activist)

•A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation by Catherine Allgor [Dolley Payne Todd Madison]

•Winnie Mandela: A Life by Anné Mariè du Preez Bezdrob [Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela] (WOC, Activist, Politician)

•Terrible Typoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America by Susan Campbell Bartoletti [Mary Mallon] (🍲)

•Mankiller: A Chief and Her People by Wilma Mankiller [Wilma Pearl Mankiller] (WOC, Activist)

•Straight on Till Morning: The Life of Beryl Markham by Mary S. Lovell [Beryl Markham] (🛩)

•Eleanor Marx: A Life by Rachel Holmes [Jenny Julia Eleanor Marx] (Translator)

•Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics by Ruth Lewin Sime [Elise Meitner] (Physicist)

•Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis by Kim Todd [Maria Sibylla Merian] (Naturalist)

•Ynes Mexia: Botanist and Adventurer by Durlynn Anema [Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía] (WOC, 🌸)

•Prisoner of History: Aspasia of Miletus and Her Biographical Tradition by Madeline Mary Henry [Aspasia of Miletus] (Teacher)

•Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford [Edna St. Vincent Millay] (SSA, ✏️)

•Inez: The Life and Times of Inez Millholland by Linda J. Lumsden [Inez Millholland Boissevain] (Activist)

•I Am Melba: A Biography by Ann Blainey [Dame Helen Porter Mitchell, "Nellie Melba"] (Opera Singer)

•Road to Tara: The Life of Margaret Mitchell by Anne Edwards [Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell] (✏️)

•Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox by Lois Banner [Norma Jean Mortensen, "Marilyn Monroe"] (🎥)

•Inge Morath: An Illustrated Biography by Linda Gordon [Ingeborg Hermine Morath] (📷)

•Rocket Girl: The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist by George D. Morgan 🧔 [Mary Sherman Morgan] (Engineer)

•Shirley Muldowney's Tales from the Track by Shirley Muldowney [Shirley Muldowney] (🏎)

•Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) by Stacy Schiff [Véra Yevseyevna Nabokova] (Editor)

•Florence Nightingale: The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse by Catherine Reef [Florence Nightingale] (Statistician)

•Pat Nixon: Embattled First Lady by Mary Brennan [Thelma Catherine Nixon]

•The Criminal Conversation of Mrs. Norton by Diane Atkinson [Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, Lady Sterling Maxwell] (Activist, ✏️)

•Olympias: Mother of Alexander the Great by Elizabeth Carney

•Grace O'Malley: The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen by Anne Chambers [Grace O'Malley] (🏴‍☠️)

•Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story by Barbara Leaming [Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis]

•Oona, Living in the Shadows by Jane Scovell [Oona O'Neil, Lady Chaplin] (📽)

•The Girl from the Fiction Department: A Portrait of Sonia Orwell by Hilary Spurling [Sonia Mary Brownell Orwell] (Archivist)

•Eileen: The Making of George Orwell by Sylvia Topp [Eileen Maud O'Shaughnessy Blair]

•Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell is This? by Marion Meade [Dorothy Rothschild Parker] (✏️)

•The Rebellious Life Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis [Rosa Louise McCauley Parks] (WOC, Activist)

•Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr by Linda Porter [Katherine Parr] (👑)

•Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical by Jacqueline Jones [Lucy Eldine Gonzalez Carter Parsons] (WOC, Activist)

•The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara [Mildred Elizabeth Fulvia di Rossi Trent] (Special Effects Desinger)

•Newspaper Titan: The Infamous Life and Monumental Times of Cissy Patterson by Amanda Smith [Eleanor Josephine Medill Patterson, Countess Gizycki] (Journalist, Newspaper Editor)

•A Woman's Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot by Mary Walton [Alice Stokes Paul] (Activist)

•Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper by Lyudmila Pavlichenko [Lyudmila Mikhailovna Belova Pavlichenko] (Sniper)

•Anna Pavlova: Twentieth Century Ballerina by Caroline Hamilton and Jane Pritchard [Anna Matveyevna Pavlova] (Dancer)

•The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience by Kristen Downey [Fannie Coralie Perkins] (Workers-Rights Activist, Secretary of Labor)

•Evita: The Real Life of Eva Peron by Nicolas Fraser 🧔 and Marysa Navarro [María Eva Durate de Perón] (Activist, Politician)

•Unbelievable Happiness and Final Sorrow: The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Marriage by Ruth A. Hawkins [Pauline Marie Pfeiffer] (Journalist)

•No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf by Carolyn Burke [Édith Giovanna Gassion, "Edith Piaf"] (SSA,🎙)

•Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark [Sylvia Plath] (✏️)

•Lady First: The World of First Lady Sarah Polk by Amy S. Greenberg [Sarah Childress Polk]

•Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature by Linda J. Lear [Helen Beatrix Potter] (✏️)

•The Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price by Rae Linda Brown [Florence Beatrice Smith Price] (WOC, Classical Composer)

•Rewriting History: The Life and Times of Pandita Ramabai by Uma Chakravarti [Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati] (WOC, Scholar)

•Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello: Her Life and Times by Cynthia Kierner [Martha Jefferson Randolph]

•The Triumph of Nancy Reagan by Karen Tumulty [Anne Frances Robbins] (🎥)

•I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys by Miranda Seymour [Ella Gwendolyn Ress Williams] (✏️)

•Paris Without End: The True Story of Hemingway's First Wife by Gioia Diliberto [Elizabeth Hadley Richardson] (🎹)

•Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space by Lynn Sherr [Sally Kristen Ride] (SSA, 👩‍🚀)

•Amy Robsart: A Life and Its End by Christine Hartweg [Amy Robsart Dudley]

•I Live Again: A Memoir of Ileana, Princess of Romania and Archduchess of Austria by Alexandra [Princess Ileana of Romania, Mother Alexandra] (👑)

•The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport [Olga Nikolaevna Romanova, Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova, Maria Nikolaevna Romanova, Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova] (👑)

•Eleanor Roosevelt, Vols. 1-3 by Blanche Wiesen Cook [Anna Eleanor Roosevelt] (SSA, Activist)

•Edith Kermit Roosevelt: Portrait of a First Lady by Sylvia Jukes Morris [Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt]

•Betsy Ross and the Making of America by Marla R. Miller [Elizabeth Griscom Ross] (Upholsterer)

•The Last Romantic: A Biography of Queen Marie of Roumania by Hannah Pakula [Marie Alexandra Victoria, Princess of Edinburgh, Queen of Roumania] (👑)

•Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great by Isabel de Madariaga [Sophie Frierderike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornberg, Empress Catherine II of Russia] (👑)

•Vita: The Life of Vita Sackville-West by Victoria Glendinning [Victoria Mary Sackville-West, Lady Nicolson] (SSA, ✏️)

•Charlotte Salomon and the Theatre of Memory by Griselda Pollock [Charlotte Salomon] (🎨)

•Margherita of Savoy, First Queen of Italy: Her Life and Times by Fanny Zampini-Salazar [Margherita Maria Theresa Giovanna of Savoy, Queen of Italy] (👑)

•Rival Queens: The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots by Kate Williams [Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots] (👑)

•Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist from Café Society to Hollywood to HUAC by Karen Chilton [Hazel Dorothy Scott] (WOC, 🎹)

•Irena's Children: A True Story of Courage by Tilar J. Mazzeo [Irena Stanisława Krzyżanowska Sendler] (Humanitarian Aid Worker)

•Anne Sexton: A Biography by Diane Middlebrook [Anne Gray Harvey Sexton] (✏️)

•Jane Seymour: Henry VIII's True Love by Elizabeth Norton [Jane Seymour] (👑)

•Betty Shabazz: A Remarkable Story of Survival and Faith Before and After Malcom X by Russell J. Rickford 🧔 [Betty Dean Sanders Shabazz] (WOC, Educator)

•Mary Shelley by Miranda Seymour [Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley] (✏️)

•The Real Wallis Simpson: A New History of the American Divorcee Who Became the Duchess of Windsor by Anna Pasternak [Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, Duchess of Windsor] (Socialite)

•Aviatrix by Elinor Smith [Elinor Smith] (🛩)

•Sontag: Her Life and Work by Benjamin Moser 🧔 [Susan Sontag] (Activist, ✏️)

•Muriel Spark: The Biography by Martin Stannard 🧔 [Dame Muriel Sarah Camberg Spark] (✏️)

•Ever After: Diana and the Life She Led by Anne Edwards [Diana Frances Spencer, Princess of Wales] (👑)

•Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny by Alexandra Lapierre [Frances Matilda Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson] (✏️)

•Lucy Stone: An Unapologetic Life by Sally Gregory McMillan [Lucy Stone] (Activist)

•Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei by Helen Y. Rolfe and Junko Tabei [Junko Ishibashi Tabei] (WOC, Mountaineer)

•Nellie Taft: The Unconventional First Lady of the Ragtime Era by Carl Sferrazza Anthony 🧔 [Helen Louise Herron Taft] (Activist)

•Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina by Larry Kaplan 🧔 and Maria Tallchief [Elizabeth Marie Tallchief] (WOC, Dancer)

•Mrs Pat: The Life of Mrs. Patrick Campbell by Margot Peters [Beatrice Rose Stella Tanner] (🎭)

•Elizabeth Taylor by Grace May Carter [Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor] (🎥)

•Shirley Temple: American Princess by Anne Edwards [Shirley Jane Temple Black] (Former Ambassador to Ghana, 🎥)

•Mère Teresa by Kathryn Spink [Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu] (WOC, Saint)

•Valentina Tereshkova, The First Lady of Space: In Her Own Words by Valentina Tereshkova [Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova] (Engineer, 👩‍🚀)

•The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nellie Ternan of Charles Dickens by Claire Tomalin [Ellen Lawless Ternan] (🎭)

•Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe by Gayle Wald [Rosetta Nubin] (WOC,🎙)

•Cast No Shadow: The Life of the American Spy who Changed the Course of World War II by Mary S. Lovell [Amy Elizabeth Thorpe] (Spy)

•Sonya: The Life of Countess Tolstoy by Anne Edwards [Countess Sophia Andreyevna Behrs Tolstaya] (Diarist)

•Ice Cream Blonde: The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd by Michelle Morgan [Thelma Alice Todd] (📽)

•Bess Wallace Truman: Harry's White House "Boss" by Sara L. Sale [Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman]

•Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol by Nell Irvin Painter [Isabella Baumfree, "Sojourner Truth"] (WOC, Activist)

•The Myth of "Bloody Mary": A Biography of Queen Mary I of England by Linda Porter [Mary Tudor] (👑)

•Margaret Tudor: The Life of Henry VIII's Sister by Melanie Clegg [Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland] (👑)

•The Female King of Colonial Nigeria: Ahebi Ugbebe by Nwando Achebe [Ahebi Ugbebe] (👑)

•Victoria the Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire by Julia Baird [Alexandrina Victoria] (👑)

•Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel by Lisa Immordino Vreeland [Diana Vreeland] (👗)

•Lillian Wald: A Biography by Marjorie N. Feld [Lillian Wald] (Activist, SSA, 🩺)

•Mary Edwards Walker: Above and Beyond by Dale L. Walker 🧔 [Mary Edwards Walker] (Activist, 🩺)

•On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles [Sarah Breedlove Walker] (WOC, Entrepreneur )

•Martha Washington: An American Life by Patricia Brady [Martha Dandridge Custis Washington]

•Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters by Donald Bogle 🧔 [Ethel Waters] (WOC, SSA,🎙)

•She Always Knew How: Mae West, a Personal Biography by Charlotte Chandler [May Jane West] (🎥)

•Edith Wharton by Hermione Lee [Edith Newbold Jones Wharton] (✏️)

•Madam President: The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson by William Hazelgrove 🧔 [Edith Bolling Galt Wilson] (Acting President)

•Code Name Pauline: Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent by Pearl Witheringtom [Cecile Pearl Witherington Cornioley] (Espionage Agent)

•Anna May Wong: Performing the Modern by Shirley Jennifer Lim [Wong Liu-tsong, "Anna May Wong"] (WOC, 📽)

•Natalie Wood: The Complete Biography by Suzanne Finstad [Natalie Zacharenko] (🎥)

•Notorious Victoria: The Uncensored Life of Victoria Woodhull - Visionary, Suffragist, and First Woman to Run for President by Mary Gabriel [Victoria California Clafin Woodhull Martin] (Activist, ✏️)

•Elizabeth: England's Slandered Queen by Arlene Naylor Okerlund [Elizabeth Woodville] (👑)

•Virginia Woolf by Hermione Lee [Adeline Virginia Stephan Woolf] (SSA, ✏️)

•Queen of the Mountaineers: The Trailblazing Life of Fanny Bullock Workman by Cathryn J. Prince [Fanny Bullock Workman] (Activist, Geographer)

•Madame Wu Chien-Shiung: The First Lady of Physics Research by Tsai-Chien Chiang 🧔(?) [Chien-Shiung Wu] (WOC, Physicist)

•Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World by Alison Weir [Elizabeth of York] (👑)

•Empress Zenobia: Palmyra's Rebel Queen by Patricia Southern [Septimia Zenobia] (WOC, 👑)

•Buffalo Calf Road Woman: The Story of a Warrior of the Little Bighorn by Joseph Agonito 🧔 and Rosemary Agonito [Buffalo Calf Road Woman] (WOC, Warrior)

•The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold [Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, Mary Jane Kelly]

•Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials by Marilynne K. Roach [Tituba, Mary Warren, Elizabeth Procter, Bridget Bishop, Ann Putnam, Rebecca Nurse]

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Meet the OCs! Miscellaneous

Name: Willow Elizabeth Pride

Nickname: Mardi Gras

Age: 26

S/O: Christopher "Chris" LaSalle (happy ending)

Show: NCIS: New Orleans

Family: Dwayne Pride (Father), Linda Pride (Mother), Laurel Pride (Younger Sister)

Fun facts/call backs: she's Laurel's older sister

Played by: Katherine McNamara

Name: Josette Lee Routledge

Nickname: Josie, Jo, JoJo

Age: 15 (season 1)

S/O: JJ Maybank (happy ending)

Family: John Routledge (Father), unnamed mother, John B Routledge (Twin Brother)

Show: Outer Banks

Fun facts/call backs: she's John B's twin sister

Played by: Kaylee Bryant

Name: Delilah Leigh Singer

Nickname: Lilah, Del, Blondie

Age: 26 (Season 1)

S/O: Dean Winchester (happy ending)

Family: Bobby Singer (Father), Karen Singer (Mother, deceased)

Show: Supernatural

Fun facts/call backs: she's the vessel of Lilith

Played by: Penelope Mitchell

Name: Harlow Penny Gibbs

Nickname: Har, Gibbs 2.0, Tiny Gibbs

Age: 26

S/O: Timothy "Tim" McGee (happy ending)

Family: Shannon Gibbs (Mother, deceased), Kelly Gibbs (Twin Sister, deceased), Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Father)

Show: NCIS

Fun facts/call backs: she was Kelly's twin sister

Played by: Scarlett Byrne

Name: Samantha Danielle McCall

Nickname: Sam

Age: 15 (season 1)

S/O: Stiles Stilinski (happy ending)

Family: Scott McCall (Twin Brother), Melissa McCall (Mother), Rafael McCall (Father)

Show: Teen Wolf

Fun facts/call backs: she's a witch

Played by: Danielle Campbell

Name: Anna Elizabeth Kirke

Nickname: Annie

Age: 14 (first movie/book)

S/O: Peter Pevensie (happyish ending)

Family: Professor Kirke (Uncle), Unnamed Mother and Father

Movie: The Chronicles of Narnia

Fun facts/call backs: she's the Professor's niece. She's the High Queen of Narnia and her realm is the sky

Played by: Adelaide Kane

Name: Evelyn Mary McCormack

Nickname: Evie

Age: 16

S/O: Willard Hewitt (happy ending)

Family: Unnamed Mother, Unnamed Father, Ren McCormack (Twin Brother)

Movie: Footloose (2011)

Fun facts/call backs: she's Ren's twin

Played by: Danielle Rose Russell

Name: Harper Lily Stark

Nickname: Harp, Phoenix

Age: 15 (in Captain America: Civil War)

S/O: Peter Parker (Happy ending)

Family: Tony Stark (Adoptive Father), Pepper Potts-Stark (Adoptive Mother), Morgan Potts-Stark (Adoptive Sister), unnamed biological parents

Movie: Captain America: Civil War

Fun facts/call backs: she's adopted and she's a Phoenix

Played by: Abigail Cowen

Name: Lydia Isabelle Gideon

Nickname: Lyds

Age: 23

S/O: Spencer Reid (Happy ending)

Family: Jason Gideon (Father), Unnamed Mother

Show: Criminal Minds

Fun facts/callbacks: she's Gideon's daughter

Played by: Danielle Campbell

Name: Vanessa Emily Keating

Nickname: V, Nessa

Age: 17

S/O: Charlie Dalton (Not a happy ending)

Family: Mr Keating (Father), Unnamed Mother

Movie: The Dead Poets Society

Fun facts/callbacks: she uses Emily as her poetry alias as it's her middle name and the name of a female poet, she likes butterflies

Played by: Jenny Boyd