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(adj) disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking (giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation) "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"
From the Greek σκάνδαλον, a trap or stumbling-block. The metaphor is that wrong conduct can impede or "trip" people's trust or faith.
adjective: scandalous - causing general public outrage by a perceived offence against morality or law. To cause a scandal would be behavior that is not considered "normal" or "acceptable" in the place, time or society one lives in. This behavior could be nearly anything that does not conform or is breaking tradition and seen as outrageous.
Examples: A woman entering a public bar in Queensland, Australia in 1969. (women had to sit in a "ladies lounge" children were left in the car)
Let's celebrate women of scandal: mischievous, anarchistic, colorful, noisy women of immense moral courage.
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- Godiva, Countess of Mercia at Wikipedia
- Sex scandal
- Memoirs of Scandalous Women
- Tennessee 'ladies' with a checkered past
- Girl Gangs of London
- Harrower-Gray, Annie (2014-03-11). Scotland's Hidden Harlots and Heroines: Women's Role in Scottish Society from 1690-1969. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781473834705. GoogleBooks
- http://scandalouswoman.blogspot.com/
- Scandalous Women on Film - The Conspirator
- Hollywood Earth Shattering Scandals. the Infamous, Villains, Nymphomaniacs and Shady Characters in Motion Pictures
- Uppity Women of Medieval Times
- Outrageous Women of the Middle Ages
- 10 Prostitutes Loved by Oscar
- Nine “Soiled Doves” Who Changed the Face of the Old West
- Swingers, Famous and not so famous women that love sex, and aren't ashamed of it. (See also, "The History of Swinging: From Ancient Times to Modern-Day Subcultures." < link >