virago

Definitions of virago
  1. noun
    a large strong and aggressive woman
    synonyms: amazona
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    type of:
    mujer
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare

After a shipwreck separates her from her twin brother, Viola disguises herself as a man so she can pass safely through the land of Illyria. There she befriends Duke Orsino and tries to help him win the affections of Countess Olivia. Read the full text here.

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"Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving

A villager in colonial America falls asleep for twenty years and misses the American Revolution. Read the full text here. Here are links to our lists for other works by Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Devil and Tom Walker

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"American History" by Judith Ortiz Cofer

Elena, the narrator of this short story, recounts her experiences on the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

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