Fanny Fern, whose real name was Sara Payson Willis (1811-1872), achieved remarkable success as a writer in the mid-19th century. Her newspaper columns were famous for their humor, social commentary, and general success. Fern’s success helped prove that writing could be a lucrative career as an early feminist writer and that women could succeed in journalism.

Alba de Céspedes and Natalia GInzberg, interwar anti-fascist writers, cross paths in 1943 Abruzzo.

Lilian Jackson Braun (1913-2011) was an American author best known for her “The Cat Who...” mystery series. She was born in Massachusetts...

Mary Wesley, born Mary Aline Mynors Farmar on June 24, 1912, was an English novelist known for her witty and often risqué novels. She...

British author Mary Wesley is both a late bloomer and a very sassy senior writer.

Madeleine L'Engle was born into a tumultuous time (1918-2007) that brought about many unanswered questions, a time when God was questioned.

In Burney’s world, class distinctions and strict social codes bound society with iron constraints. She use humor and satire to expose them.

Phillis Wheatley Peters, the first African-American woman poet and only the third American woman to publish a book of poems.

Leonor López de Córdoba y Carrillo (c. 1363 -1430) was a notable Castilian noble-woman, politician, and writer

A palace intrigue when the Crown of St. Stephen was stolen by medieval memoirist Helene Kottanner and two accomplices.

Elizabeth Vaudémont's translations of French Romances into Early New High German, influenced the development of German prose literature.

Medieval poet Christine de Pizan was the first to honor the historical figure, Joan of Arc in 1429.

Medieval Writer Christine de Pizan was not an ordinary female writer. She wrote the first political treatise in 1407.

One characteristic of Christine de Pizan’s writing is that she always included autobiographical details in her various writing genres....

Part 1 of 4: First Paid Woman Writer from the 14th-15th Century.

Marie Justine Benoîte Favart (1727-1772) was a notable French operatic singer, actress, playwright, and dancer.

In "Women Writers Through History," meet Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni, 18th Century French Actress and Novelist.

French Feminist Woman Writer.

Margaret Calderwood (1715–1774) was a Scottish diarist who wrote about her journeys through England to Brussels after the Jacobite rising .

Scottish Woman Writer Catherine Eliza Richardson wrote under the pen name Mrs. G. G. Richardson.