virago

A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.

Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.

Joan was all Arden, grinning there, siding with her virago mother.

A woman who is scolding, domineering, or highly opinionated.

A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.