The Women Behind the Men

The women behind famous men in history, many of whom deserved the spotlight themselves.
Updated October 2, 2022
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The Aviator's Wife
Melanie Benjamin
Paper Book
The emancipator's wife :
Hambly, Barbara
Paper Book
As a girl growing up in Kentucky, she lived a sheltered, privileged life filled with picnics and plantation balls. Vivacious, impulsive, and intoxicated by politics, she is a Todd of Lexington, an aristocratic family whose ancestors defeated the British. But no one knows her secret fears and...
The Women
T. C. Boyle
Paper Book
A dazzling novel of Frank Lloyd Wright, told from the point of view of the women in his life Having brought to life eccentric cereal king John Harvey Kellogg in The Road to Wellvilleand sex researcher Alfred Kinsey in The Inner Circle, T.C. Boyle now turns his...
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
Therese Anne Fowler
Audiobook
A dazzling novel that captures all of the romance, glamour, and tragedy of the first flapper, Zelda Fitzgerald Picture a late-May morning in 1918, a time when Montgomery wore her prettiest spring dress and finest floral perfume-same as I would wear that evening. Thus begins the story of...
The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story
Lily Koppel
Paper Book
Discover the true story of the women who stood beside some of the greatest heroes of American space travel in this New York Times bestseller that delivers "a truly great snapshot of the times" (Publishers Weekly) that inspired a limited TV series on ABC! As America...
The three mothers :
Tubbs, Anna Malaika
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller "This dynamic blend of biography and manifesto centers on Louise Little, Alberta King, and Berdis Baldwin . . . Tubbs's book stands against the women's erasure, a monument to their historical importance." --The New Yorker...
Lady Clementine /
Benedict, Marie
Paper Book
From Marie Benedict, the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room! An incredible novel that focuses on one of the people with the most influence during World War I and World War II: Clementine Churchill. In 1909, Clementine steps off a train with her new husband,...
Her hidden genius :
Benedict, Marie
Paper Book
"Brings to life Franklin's grit and spirit...an important contribution to the historical record." --The Washington Post The new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Mrs. Christie! She changed the world with her discovery. Three men took the credit. ...

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