Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors

1.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,812 ratings
2.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,595,702 ratings
3.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,984 ratings
4.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,480 ratings
5.
The Secret Magdalene
The Secret Magdalene 4.14 avg rating — 4,707 ratings
6.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,053 ratings
7.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,256 ratings
8.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,255 ratings
9.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,485 ratings
10.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,375 ratings
11.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 950,213 ratings
12.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,426 ratings
13.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,969 ratings
14.
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,012,310 ratings
15.
Persuasion
Persuasion 4.15 avg rating — 752,856 ratings
16.
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 476,683 ratings
17.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,298 ratings
18.
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,594,132 ratings
19.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,254 ratings
20.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,287,276 ratings
21.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,213 ratings
22.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,132,038 ratings
23.
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,423 ratings
24.
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 673,571 ratings
25.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,578 ratings
26.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,851 ratings
27.
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1)
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 206,938 ratings
28.
North and South
North and South 4.15 avg rating — 179,594 ratings
29.
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,128,718 ratings
30.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,993 ratings
31.
The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life 4.08 avg rating — 150,152 ratings
32.
The Host (The Host, #1)
The Host (The Host, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,039,955 ratings
33.
The Lost Book of Mala R.
The Lost Book of Mala R. 3.75 avg rating — 102 ratings
34.
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway 3.78 avg rating — 341,980 ratings
35.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 4.03 avg rating — 126,465 ratings
36.
Fire (Graceling Realm, #2)
Fire (Graceling Realm, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 192,466 ratings
37.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,426 ratings
38.
The Portal Between (The Portal Series, #1)
The Portal Between (The Portal Series, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 45 ratings
39.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 257,779 ratings
40.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,813 ratings
41.
Impeding Justice (Lorne Simpkins, #2)
Impeding Justice (Lorne Simpkins, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 2,034 ratings
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) 3.75 avg rating — 1,832,796 ratings
43.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,714 ratings
44.
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 135,457 ratings
45.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,987 ratings
46.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch 4.03 avg rating — 174,988 ratings
47.
Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1)
Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 120,872 ratings
48.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,573 ratings
49.
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 421,433 ratings
50.
Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3)
Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 378,096 ratings
51.
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,126,772 ratings
52.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,565 ratings
53.
The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)
The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 147,435 ratings
54.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,263,154 ratings
55.
Poison Study (Study, #1)
Poison Study (Study, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 174,083 ratings
56.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,247 ratings
57.
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4)
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4) 4.30 avg rating — 324,259 ratings
58.
Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5)
Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5) 4.32 avg rating — 305,013 ratings
59.
Changeling (Dreyfuss Trilogy #1)
Changeling (Dreyfuss Trilogy #1) 4.07 avg rating — 46 ratings
60.
Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
by: J.D. Robb
4.13 avg rating — 201,519 ratings
61.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 116,847 ratings
62.
City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2)
City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 981,235 ratings
63.
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1)
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 82,318 ratings
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Ghost Tamer
Ghost Tamer 3.93 avg rating — 584 ratings
65.
Marked (House of Night, #1)
Marked (House of Night, #1)
by: P.C. Cast
3.82 avg rating — 517,867 ratings
66.
Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey 3.85 avg rating — 439,129 ratings
67.
Harriet the Spy
Harriet the Spy 3.95 avg rating — 100,377 ratings
68.
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 83,238 ratings
69.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,707 ratings
70.
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1)
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 82,522 ratings
71.
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 130,576 ratings
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October Snow
October Snow 3.90 avg rating — 412 ratings
73.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating — 304,661 ratings
74.
Blood and Fire (Guardian Witch, #4)
Blood and Fire (Guardian Witch, #4) 4.03 avg rating — 498 ratings
75.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating — 624,018 ratings
76.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating — 153,269 ratings
77.
Suite Française
Suite Française 3.86 avg rating — 77,020 ratings
78.
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 3.97 avg rating — 189,939 ratings
79.
My Ántonia
My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating — 144,875 ratings
80.
The Blue Sword (Damar, #1)
The Blue Sword (Damar, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 62,468 ratings
81.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,125 ratings
82.
Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2)
Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 134,268 ratings
82.
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 225,106 ratings
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The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss 3.83 avg rating — 58,104 ratings
85.
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 58,218 ratings
86.
The Cruiserweight
The Cruiserweight 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings
87.
The Forsaken (The Thirteen Tribes of Cain, #1)
The Forsaken (The Thirteen Tribes of Cain, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 116 ratings
88.
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street 3.69 avg rating — 222,978 ratings
89.
The Kitchen God's Wife
The Kitchen God's Wife
by: Amy Tan
4.04 avg rating — 87,070 ratings
90.
विप्लवी [Biplavi]
विप्लवी [Biplavi] 4.48 avg rating — 65 ratings
91.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,865 ratings
92.
ती सात दिन [Te Saat Din]
ती सात दिन [Te Saat Din] 4.09 avg rating — 32 ratings
93.
उत्सर्ग [Utsharga]
उत्सर्ग [Utsharga] 4.31 avg rating — 52 ratings
94.
Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1)
Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 69,773 ratings
95.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,154,034 ratings
96.
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.10 avg rating — 122,724 ratings
97.
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 215,730 ratings
98.
Caring for Eleanor
Caring for Eleanor 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings
99.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,388 ratings
100.
Lady Knight (Protector of the Small, #4)
Lady Knight (Protector of the Small, #4) 4.33 avg rating — 55,017 ratings
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