Before bikinis were scandalous, one Australian woman shocked the world in a sleek, form-fitting swimsuit. Annette Kellerman wasn’t just a swimmer—she was a pioneer, stuntwoman, film star, and the inspiration behind Adelaide Becket’s most indecent moment. Dive into the real story that helped shape The Indecent Agent.
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History didn’t know what to do with Julie d’Aubigny—opera singer, duelist, seductress, and unapologetic force of nature. She burned through 17th-century France with a sword in one hand and a scandal in the other, refusing to be anyone but herself. This is the story of a woman who lived louder than history was ready for.
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Why do I cling to historical romance? Maybe it’s the dresses—those gowns that could stop a man dead in his tracks. Maybe it’s the slow-burn tension of a hand brushing a sleeve. Or the sweeping backdrop of revolutions, arranged marriages, and the occasional ghost haunting the manor. Modern love stories don’t usually come with corsets, political chess games, or stolen glances across candlelit ballrooms. Historical romance gives us all that, and then some. Here’s why I’m not giving it up anytime soon.
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Emily Warren Roebling wasn’t supposed to build the Brooklyn Bridge—but when fate sidelined her husband, she took over with zero formal training and all the grit in the world. This is the story of the woman who led one of history’s greatest engineering feats…and did it in skirts.
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Recent DNA studies out of Iron Age Britain show that some Celtic tribes may have been far more woman-centered than we thought. With women staying put and men marrying into their communities, this evidence of matrilocality opens new doors for romance fiction, historical reimaginings—and your favorite Celtic heroines.
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The Claddagh ring may look simple — a heart, two hands, and a crown — but it carries centuries of meaning, folklore, and a touch of mystery. From pirate legends to Roman rings, here’s how one tiny piece of jewellery became a symbol of love, loyalty, and storytelling.
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In 1777, sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington may have ridden through a stormy night to rally a scattered militia—and possibly outshone Paul Revere while doing it. Or… maybe she didn’t. The truth is tangled in legend, but the story of a teenage girl rising to the moment (and then vanishing from history) is worth dusting off. Whether myth or memory, Sybil’s ride says a lot about the women history tends to forget.
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Mary Anning didn’t just “sell sea shells by the seashore.” She dug ancient sea monsters out of English cliffs, rewrote what we knew about life on Earth, and got zero credit for any of it while she was alive. Why? She was poor, female, and brilliant — the historical trifecta for being completely ignored. This week, let’s talk about the fossil hunter who changed science… and got buried by it.
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Grace O’Malley didn’t just defy the odds—she defied an empire. Born into a world where women were expected to fade quietly into the background, she carved out a life of rebellion, leadership, and high-seas adventure. From commanding a fleet to negotiating with Queen Elizabeth I, Grace rewrote the rules for what a woman could do—and dared anyone to stop her.
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During World War II, more than 350 women rebuilt Waterloo Bridge—welding and riveting under blackout skies while bombs fell overhead. They were paid less than men, naturally (insert eye-roll), and when the war ended, their names quietly vanished from the official record. It took decades and a few forgotten photographs to uncover the truth: the Ladies’ Bridge wasn’t just a nickname. It was fact. And like so many stories of women in history, it was nearly erased.
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