Henrietta Marchant Liston lived an extraordinary life as a botanist and travel writer.

Jean Elliot was a Scottish poet living in the 18th century

This Scottish woman writer had a few similarities to the Outlander characters Clare and Jamie.

Lady Eglantine Wallace, 18th-century playwright and political commentator.

Elizabeth Carte, a "Bluestocking" and Writer of Epic Book Titles.

Aphra Behn, is an English woman writer who makes her living by writing and spying.

Luisa Sigea de Velasco (1522-1562) was one of the few women to earn her living as a well-known humanist.

Three women writers of the Spanish Golden Age

The Seymour sisters were the first and only Englishwomen published in Latin during the 16th century or any language before the 1560s.

Edith Wharton (1862-1937) knew many real-life Cora Crawleys of Downton Abbey. If she were richer and prettier, she might have become one.

In honor of International Women's Day, I chose for women writers to look at. Scholars believe that Princess Enheduanna , a woman who...

The Song of the Cailleach helps women age with grace and confidence.

Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), an 18th-century British woman writer and early feminist, wrote about the place of women within society.

Other writers depended on aristocratic supporters, while she appealed directly to the London booksellers.

Maria Edgeworth wrote many children’s novels that conveyed moral lessons. A main collaborator was her friend Louise Swinton Belloc.

Frances Browne, poet and novelist, was blind from the age of eighteen months. She is best known for her collection of children's stories.

Agnes Giberne, author of one-hundred-thirty books, was one of the first women writers to popularize science

Between 97-103 CE, Claudia Severa was one the first women to write birthday greetings still in existence

Anne Duffy, the first Scottish Poet Laureate wrote or contributed to eight collections of children's poetry.