4.12 avg rating — 1,560 ratings

"Because I love to write about stronge female protagonists and entrepreneurs :) Kicking this list off with my own Danielle Bretancourt!"

4.16 avg rating — 2,108,906 ratings

"Sayuri is extraorinarily resourceful, especially given the setting and period. "

4.47 avg rating — 3,017,746 ratings

"Skeeter rocks! She stands up for her ethics and beliefs."

4.21 avg rating — 41,631 ratings

"Emma Harte is indomitable, creative, determined. An inspirational character!"

4.28 avg rating — 751,479 ratings

"For the strength that Celie finds within herself after being beaten down."

4.29 avg rating — 4,793,490 ratings

"Ah, Elizabeth Bennet! Smart, strong, gutsy."

4.31 avg rating — 1,256,161 ratings

"Love her or hate her, Scarlett O'Hara is as strong and ruthless as they come."

4.16 avg rating — 2,320,100 ratings

"Jane has more guts at 15 than many of us are served in a lifetime."

4.07 avg rating — 548 ratings

"Leonie is a woman who forges a life amidst ruin. The temerity of that woman--love her!"

3.80 avg rating — 284 ratings

"Michal is a strong woman who knows her mind and acts on her beliefs, especially given the time period."