Blakemore, Erin:

From the The Heroine’s Bookshelf website: “The literary canon is brimming with intelligent, feisty, never-say-die heroines and celebrated female authors. When they were up against the wall, authors like Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott fought back—sometimes with words, sometimes with gritty actions. In this witty, informative, and inspiring read, their stories offer much-needed literary intervention to modern women.” (The author spoke quite charmingly at my local JASNA meeting.)