10 Powerful Female Characters in Literature

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Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre

Hermione Granger, the Harry Potter series

The Wife of Bath, The Canterbury Tales

Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games trilogy

Hester Prynne, The Scarlet Letter

Éowyn, The Lord of the Rings trilogy

Lyra Silvertongue, His Dark Materials trilogy

Janie Crawford, Their Eyes Were Watching God

Hua Mulan, The Ballad of Mulan

Lisbeth Salander, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series

Great list! Except that Katniss Everdeen ended up being a ball of muddled mess.

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