Vashti
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Who is Vashti?
Queen Vashti is the first wife of Persian King Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther, a book included in the Tanakh and read on the Jewish holiday of Purim. She is banished for her refusal to appear at the king's banquet, and Esther is chosen to succeed her as queen. In the Midrash, Vashti is described as wicked and vain. She is viewed as an independent-minded heroine in feminist interpretations of the Purim story.
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