Judith

I almost skipped over this book entirely.  I was just getting the dates, events, kings and other characters of the pre and post-exilic period straight only to read that the book of Judith is a jumble of historical inaccuracies of that time, a book not intended to be read as historical fact. 
Fortunately, however, I skimmed around and landed on Ch. 8 where the real action begins.  Judith is an intriguing personality, an imperious sort, a commanding presence you might say. She's intrepid and plucky, certainly not afraid to get her hands dirty as you can see above.  But she does all this without sacrificing her femininity, a good counter-culture role model for the politically feminized woman of today.