History: The 22 women in this paper were not among the courageous or shapers of history. They were not well-behaved ANY time. Instead, the stories include those of mistresses and courtesans: Madame de Pompadour (Jeanne Poisson), Kiki of Montparnasse, Diane de Poitier, Camilla Parker Bowes, Alice Keppel, Lillie Langtry (The Jersey Lady), Nell Gwynn, Marian Davies, Gloria Swanson, Katherine Hepburn, Loretta Young, Hester Thrale, Ellen Terman, Alma Mahler, Lillian Hellman, Suzanne Farrell, Idina Sackville, Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman, Rita Hayworth, and Coco Chanel.