Harriet Martineau (June 12, 1802 – June 27, 1876) was an English social theorist, lecturer and novelist. She was also an ardent supporter of women’s suffrage. Her writings, which earned e...
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Lois Duncan (April 28, 1934 – June 15, 2016) published more than fifty books, beginning with romance novels for adults and ending with picture books for children—but her name is synonymous wi...
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ALICE DUNBAR-NELSON (1875 – 1935) was a poet, short story writer, essayist, and journalist often associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Violets and Other Tales (1895), her first collection, c...
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the plucky literary orphan girl became a favorite trope in children’s literature. Perhaps it’s because children were indeed commonly orphaned in those days,...
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VERA CASPARY (1899– 1987) was a remarkably prolific American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. Over the course of her long career, she became known as a writer of crime fiction and thr...
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Presented here is the full text of “A Pair of Silk Stockings,” a short story by KATE CHOPIN published in 1897 in Vogue magazine. The story follows Mrs. Sommers, a young mother, who decided ...
Peggy Guggenheim (August 26, 1898 – December 23, 1979) was an American art collector, writer, and socialite. She was known for her extensive contemporary art collection, which spanned the range...
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Impressively, these five women writers wrote eighty-two books in total, which also include their works of poetry, plays, and academic essays. Highlighted here are five particularly important phil...
These classic novels for middle grade readers, written by women authors of the distant and recent past, spark curiosity and take the reader on grand adventures. They also impart wisdom that can b...
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J. California Cooper (November 10, 1931 – September 20, 2014) author of plays, novels, and short stories, was admired for her unique voice in all three genres. Warmth, pathos, and humor blend...