Section 1. Psychos: but not the way misogynists say it. Elizabeth Báthory (1560-1614)
Delphine LaLaurie (1787-1849)
"Jolly Jane" Toppan (1854-1938)
Clementine Barnabet (1894-?)
Section 2. Pretty poisoners. Locusta of Gaul (died 69 CE)
Giula Tofana (ca. 1620-1659)
Catherine Monvoisin (1640-1680)
Christiana Edmunds (1828-1907)
Tillie Klimek (1876-1936)
Section 3. Bad fam. Lizzie Borden (1860-1927)
Leonarda Cianciulli (1894-1970)
Christine Papin (1905-1937) and Léa Papin (1911-2001)
Section 4. Black widows. Marie Lafarge (1816-1852)
Mary Elizabeth Wilson (1889-1963)
Linda Calvey (1948-present)
5. Scorned women. Darya Saltykova (1730-1801)
Maria Barbella (1868-after 1902)
6. Murderous mercenaries. Grace O'Malley (1530-163)
Katherine Ferrers (1634-1660)
Eleanor Dumont ( 1834-1879)
Griselda Blanco (1943-2012)
The female path forward toward independence
Section 7. Killer queens. Tomyris, Queen of the Massagetae (ca. 600 BCE)
Caterina Sforza (1463-1509)
Mary I of England (1516-1558)
Ranavalona I of Madagascar (1778-1861)
8. Badass warriors (not princesses). Tomoe Gozen (1157-1247)
Nadezhda Vasilyevna Popova (1921-2013)
Section 9. Avenging angels. Charlotte Corday (1768-1793)
Celia, a slave (ca. 1836-1855)
Shi Jianqiao (ca. 1905-1979)
Virginia Hall (1906-1982)
Freddie Oversteegen (1925-2018).