Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

One of the OG badass women of the world

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
First Women▲68
The grace and power of America's first ladies
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
The History Chicks - Catherine the Great, Part One▲3
The life, loves, power & accomplishments of Catherine
2016 · thehistorychicks.com · its alternatives →
3
Lillian Bassman▲59
Autobiography of one of the greatest fashion photographers
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Sapiens▲185
A brief history of humankind
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
The Widow Clicquot▲70
The story of the woman behind the Clicquot champage empire
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Miss Rumphius▲60
A woman who wants to make the world more beautiful
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
The Judgement of Paris▲65
Surprisingly great read about the early history of Impressio
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War▲62
Describes the western world that exploded into The Great War
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Badass: Making Users Awesome▲104
Insight into what makes certain offerings shine (book)
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Drawing On Our History▲60
An anatomical view of the world I was born into.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
The Hero with a Thousand Faces▲88
Understanding the universal hero journey across mythologies
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation▲64
The history of unmarried and late-married women in America
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Marilyn Monroe by Graham McCann▲54
An important monograph of an American Icon
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
14
Alexander Hamilton▲93
The OG biography that inspired Lin-Manuel + the musical
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
The Handmaid's Tale▲57
A dystopian tale that will make you a feminist.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
I am Livia▲67
The story of one of the most powerful women of ancient Rome
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
The Count of Monte Cristo▲69
"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
A Manual For Cleaning Women: Selected Stories▲57
The best of Lucia Berlin's work
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Leonardo's Notebooks▲69
Writing and art of the great master
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
150+ Historic Figures Prompt Templates▲139
Chat and learn from the most influential historic figures
2023 · theveller.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
21
Conversations With Her: On Resilience ▲83
Real-life stories from 7 women who have shown resilience
2015 · fourthhour.com · its alternatives →
22
Ljoy▲81
📭
2018 · letterjoy.co · its alternatives →
23
The Charisma Myth▲63
How to master the art andsScience of charisma
2015 · its alternatives →
24
The Gene▲64
An Intimate History
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

Also compare

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →