My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Janis Daly, author of the book The Path Beneath Her Feet and creator of #31titleswomeninhistory, along with four additional authors from the list.
The compiled list of historical fiction represents thirty-one titles to read, discover, learn, and celebrate women who’ve made history, individually or collectively. Their achievements languish in the shadows, awaiting authors to write their stories and readers to embrace them.
According to Janis, developing the list wasn’t easy because there are far more books than she could include. But this is how she made her final decision:
Had to be historical fictionHad to be written by a womanLooked for diversity in authors – cultural, type of publishing, and name recognitionLooked for diversity in the subject – cultural, setting, field of recognitionRatings on GoodreadsHere is the list of books Janis has included for the 31 days of March in 2025:
Akmaral by Judith Lindbergh - Amazon Warrior Women, Ancient History AsiaAmerican Daughters by Piper Huguley - Progressive political daughters and friends, Alice Roosevelt, Portia Washington, early 1900s AmericaCan’t We Be Friends by Denny S. Byce & Eliza Knight - Entertainers Ella Fitzgerald, Marilyn Monroe, 1950s AmericaCircling the Sun by Paula McLain - Aviator Beryl Markham, 1920s AfricaThe Dark Lady’s Mask by Mary Sharratt - Writer Aemilia Bassano Lanier, late 1500s EnglandDaughters of Green Mountain Gap by Teri M. Brown - Women Healers of Rural America, late 1800s North CarolinaFinding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki - Philosopher & Women's Rights Activist Margaret Fuller, mid 1800s Massachusetts & ItalyHarlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray - Writer & Editor Jessie Redmond Fauset, 1920s New YorkHild by Nicola Griffin - St. Hild of Whitby, Dark Ages EnglandIlluminating Darwin by Jill George - Writer, Editor & Anthropologist Arabella Buckley, mid/late 1800s EnglandThe Invincible Miss Cust by Penny Haw - Veterinarian Aleen Cust, late 1800s Great BritainKatharine, the Wright Sister by Tracey Enerson Wood - Aviator Advisor & Business Manager Katharine Wright, early 1900s OhioKatharine’s Remarkable Road Trip by Gail Ward Olmsted - Civil War Nurse & Educator Katharine Prescott Wormeley, early 1900s New EnglandLady Flyer by Heather B. Moore - Aviator Nancy Harkness Love - World War II United StatesThe Last Twelve Miles by Erika Robuck - Codebreaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman, 1920s Washington DC / FloridaLily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray - Princess Selene of Egypt, First Century BC, RomeMadame Pommery by Rebecca Rosenberg - Jeanne Alexandrine Pommery, mid/late 1800s FranceMademoiselle Eiffel by Aimie K. Runyan - Claire Eiffel, late 1800s FranceThe Mesmerist by Caroline Woods - Social activist Abby Swift Mendenhall, late 1800s MinnesotaMiss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles - Librarian Jessie “Kit” Carson, World War I FranceA Pair of Wings by Carole Hopson - Aviator Bessie Coleman, 1920s Chicago / France / GermanyThe Path Beneath Her Feet by Janis Robinson Daly - American Women’s Hospitals, 1930s/40s United StatesThe Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict - Mystery Writer Dorothy Sayers, 1930s LondonSaving Vincent by Joan Fernandez - Art Curator and Seller Jo van Gogh, 1890s ParisScandalous Women by Gill Paul - Romance Writers Jackie Collins, Jacqueline Susann, 1960s New York & LondonThe Secret War of Julia Child by Diana R. Chambers - Espionage Agent Julia McWilliams Child, World War II AsiaSolitary Walker by N. J. Mastro - Mary WollstonecraftSunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly - Nurse & Abolitionist Georgeanna Woolsey, Civil War United StatesThe Vow by Jude Berman - Artist Angelica Kauffman, 1700s ItalyThe Women by Kristin Hannah - Vietnam War Nurses, 1960s/1970sWomen of the Post by Joshunda Sanders - Women's Army Corps First Black Unit & Major Charity Adams Earley, World War IITo learn more, head over to: https://janisrdaly.com/women-in-history-2025/
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