The Most Evil Woman in History

Author: Shelley Klein
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Publication Date: 2004-12-01
Features: Unlike men, women generally do not kill. However, a female murderer is often more terrifying than a male murderer. This book chronicles the lives of 15 women from different eras who committed heinous crimes. Their actions stained history. Some killed their elders, siblings, or even children, and others killed people they trusted. There were also serial killers who followed men in secret and then murdered them. Some used torture to torment and persecute their opponents, while others killed for sexual motives, or to obtain something or to cover something up—so all of this is detailed in this book. This book examines the manifestations of female evil over two thousand years. Among these women were Roman empresses, jealous daughters from ordinary families, and lonely housewives who had all committed horrifying crimes. This book provides a complete introduction to historically notorious women, accompanied by illustrations. This book aims to prove that women can commit terrible murders. But more importantly, it seeks to show: they did so because of the harsh living conditions and pressures they faced—often imposed by men.