Who to Query To: What is Historical Fiction?

I've written a fictional novel about the Holocaust based on lots of intensive research. It is character driven, but includes very specific facts as well. The novel takes place both in Europe and in the US, discussing a little bit about women's issues in post-war USA.

I'd had the idea that this novel was historical fiction for a long time and had been querying agents and agents all to get the dreaded rejection notice. At a recent conference, someone asked if 1930s fiction is historical fiction and it became a debated topic.

At the same conference, I talked to an agent about a few things and she requested a sample chapter, even though her agency is not partiuclarly interested in Jewish themes or historical fiction. Today, I received a request from Andrea Hurst to send the first 50 pages after seeing she had represented a Holocaust novel in the past. However, her website asks for women's fiction and commercial fiction, so I thought she'd pass on me.

All this being said, should I be querying agents interested in literary fiction and fiction with strong women characters or continue with the historical fiction route (to which I've had little luck)?

Thanks guys! I'm actually getting MS requests from agents after querying those interested in women's fiction, so woohoo!

Thanks for the tip about the "fictional novel" phrasing as well.