Settings18th-century women writers
Aagje Deken
Aagje Deken (born Agatha Deken) (Nieuwer-Amstel, 1741 - The Hague, 14 November 1804) was a Dutch writer.
Aagje Deken (born Agatha Deken) (Nieuwer-Amstel, 1741 - The Hague, 14 November 1804) was a Dutch writer.
Agatha Lovisa de la Myle
Agatha Lovisa de la Myle née Brumengeber (or Brunnengräber) (30 August 1724 - 1 September 1787), was a Finnish (originally Baltic German) poet and correspondent, "lady of letters".
Agatha Lovisa de la Myle née Brumengeber (or Brunnengräber) (30 August 1724 - 1 September 1787), was a Finnish (originally Baltic German) poet and correspondent, "lady of letters".
Ann Jebb
Ann Jebb (née Torkington; 1735 – 1812), political reformer and radical writer, was born at Ripton-Kings, Huntingdonshire, to Lady Dorothy Sherard and the Revd James Torkington.
Ann Jebb (née Torkington; 1735 – 1812), political reformer and radical writer, was born at Ripton-Kings, Huntingdonshire, to Lady Dorothy Sherard and the Revd James Torkington.
Ann Radcliffe
Ann Radcliffe was an English author, and a pioneer of the Gothic novel.
Ann Radcliffe was an English author, and a pioneer of the Gothic novel.
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Anna Laetitia Barbauld was a prominent English poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, and children's author.
Anna Laetitia Barbauld was a prominent English poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, and children's author.
Anna Louisa Karsch
Anna Louisa Karsch (1 December 1722 in Hammer, Silesia - 12 October 1791 in Berlin) was a German autodidact and poet from the Silesia region, known to her contemporaries as “Die Karschin”.
Anna Louisa Karsch (1 December 1722 in Hammer, Silesia - 12 October 1791 in Berlin) was a German autodidact and poet from the Silesia region, known to her contemporaries as “Die Karschin”.
Anna Maria Lenngren
Anna Maria Lenngren (née Malmstedt; June 18, 1754 – March 8, 1817) was a Swedish writer, poet, feminist, translator and salonist.
Anna Maria Lenngren (née Malmstedt; June 18, 1754 – March 8, 1817) was a Swedish writer, poet, feminist, translator and salonist.
Anna Maria Rückerschöld
Anna Maria Rückerschöld (1725–1805), born Rücker, was a Swedish author who wrote several popular books on housekeeping and cooking in the late 18th and early 19th century.
Anna Maria Rückerschöld (1725–1805), born Rücker, was a Swedish author who wrote several popular books on housekeeping and cooking in the late 18th and early 19th century.
Anna Seward
Anna Seward (12 December 1747 – 25 March 1809) was an English Romantic poet, often called the Swan of Lichfield.
Anna Seward (12 December 1747 – 25 March 1809) was an English Romantic poet, often called the Swan of Lichfield.
Anne Francis (author)
Anne Francis, was an English author.
Anne Francis, was an English author.
Anne Plumptre
Anne Plumptre (1760–1818) was an English writer and translator.
Anne Plumptre (1760–1818) was an English writer and translator.
Barbarina Brand
Brand (née Ogle), Barbarina, Lady Dacre (1768–1854) was an English poet, playwright, and translator.
Brand (née Ogle), Barbarina, Lady Dacre (1768–1854) was an English poet, playwright, and translator.
Brigitta Scherzenfeldt
Brigitta Christina Scherzenfeldt, as married Bernow, Lindström, Ziems, and Renat, (Bäckaskog, Sweden, 1684 – Stockholm, Sweden, 4 April 1736), was a Swedish memoirist and...
Brigitta Christina Scherzenfeldt, as married Bernow, Lindström, Ziems, and Renat, (Bäckaskog, Sweden, 1684 – Stockholm, Sweden, 4 April 1736), was a Swedish memoirist and...
Cajsa Warg
Anna Christina Warg (23 March 1703 – 5 February 1769), better known as Cajsa or Kajsa Warg, was a Swedish cookbook author, who is today among the most well-known cooks in Swedi...
Anna Christina Warg (23 March 1703 – 5 February 1769), better known as Cajsa or Kajsa Warg, was a Swedish cookbook author, who is today among the most well-known cooks in Swedi...
Cassandra Willoughby, Duchess of Chandos
Cassandra Willoughby, Duchess of Chandos (23 April 1670 – 16 July 1735) was a British historian, travel writer and artist.
Cassandra Willoughby, Duchess of Chandos (23 April 1670 – 16 July 1735) was a British historian, travel writer and artist.
Catharina Ahlgren
Catharina Ahlgren (1734 – c. 1800) was a Swedish feminist writer, poet, translator, managing editor, and one of the first identifiable female journalists in Sweden.
Catharina Ahlgren (1734 – c. 1800) was a Swedish feminist writer, poet, translator, managing editor, and one of the first identifiable female journalists in Sweden.
Catharine Trotter Cockburn
Catharine Trotter Cockburn (16 August 1679 – 11 May 1749) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher.
Catharine Trotter Cockburn (16 August 1679 – 11 May 1749) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher.
Catherine Trotter Cockburn
Catharine Trotter Cockburn (16 August 1679 – 11 May 1749) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher.
Catharine Trotter Cockburn (16 August 1679 – 11 May 1749) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher.
Charlotta Seuerling
Charlotta Seuerling (Antoinetta Charlotta) or Charlotte Seuerling (Antoinette Charlotte) (1782/84–25 September 1828), was a blind Swedish concert singer, harpsichordist, comp...
Charlotta Seuerling (Antoinetta Charlotta) or Charlotte Seuerling (Antoinette Charlotte) (1782/84–25 September 1828), was a blind Swedish concert singer, harpsichordist, comp...
Charlotte Baden
Charlotte Baden (1740-1824) was a Danish writer, feminist and letter-writer.
Charlotte Baden (1740-1824) was a Danish writer, feminist and letter-writer.
Charlotte Charke
Charlotte Charke (née Cibber, also Charlotte Secheverell, aka Charles Brown) (13 January 1713 – 6 April 1760) was an English actress, playwright, novelist, autobiographer, and ...
Charlotte Charke (née Cibber, also Charlotte Secheverell, aka Charles Brown) (13 January 1713 – 6 April 1760) was an English actress, playwright, novelist, autobiographer, and ...
Charlotte Lennox
Charlotte Lennox (c. 1730 – January 4, 1804) was an English author and poet.
Charlotte Lennox (c. 1730 – January 4, 1804) was an English author and poet.
Charlotte Turner Smith
Charlotte Turner Smith (4 May 1749 – 28 October 1806) was an English Romantic poet and novelist.
Charlotte Turner Smith (4 May 1749 – 28 October 1806) was an English Romantic poet and novelist.
Chiyo-ni
Chiyo-ni (Kaga no Chiyo) (千代尼; 1703 - 2 October 1775) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, widely regarded as one of the greatest female haiku poets.
Chiyo-ni (Kaga no Chiyo) (千代尼; 1703 - 2 October 1775) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, widely regarded as one of the greatest female haiku poets.
Christina Charlotta Cederström
Christina Charlotta Cederström (née Mörner af Morlanda) (2 March 1760 – 22 February 1832) was a Swedish Dilettante artist, salon hostess, and baroness.
Christina Charlotta Cederström (née Mörner af Morlanda) (2 March 1760 – 22 February 1832) was a Swedish Dilettante artist, salon hostess, and baroness.
Clara Reeve
Clara Reeve (1729–1807) was an English novelist, best known for her Gothic novel The Old English Baron (1777).
Clara Reeve (1729–1807) was an English novelist, best known for her Gothic novel The Old English Baron (1777).
Delarivier Manley
Delarivier (sometimes spelt Delariviere, Delarivière or de la Rivière) Manley (1663 or c. 1670–1724) was an English novelist of amatory fiction, playwright, and political...
Delarivier (sometimes spelt Delariviere, Delarivière or de la Rivière) Manley (1663 or c. 1670–1724) was an English novelist of amatory fiction, playwright, and political...
Dorothea Celesia
Dorothea Celesia (bap. 1738, died 1790) was a poet and playwright best known for Almida, her translation of Voltaire's Tancrède (1760).
Dorothea Celesia (bap. 1738, died 1790) was a poet and playwright best known for Almida, her translation of Voltaire's Tancrède (1760).
Dorothy Kilner
Dorothy Kilner was a prolific English writer of children's books during the late 18th century.
Dorothy Kilner was a prolific English writer of children's books during the late 18th century.
Eglantine Wallace
Eglantine Wallace, Lady Wallace, was an author.
Eglantine Wallace, Lady Wallace, was an author.
Eliza Haywood
Eliza Haywood (1693 – 25 February 1756), born Elizabeth Fowler, was an English writer, actress and publisher.
Eliza Haywood (1693 – 25 February 1756), born Elizabeth Fowler, was an English writer, actress and publisher.
Elizabeth Carter
Elizabeth Carter (16 December 1717 – 19 February 1806) was an English poet, classicist, writer and translator, and a member of the Bluestocking Circle.
Elizabeth Carter (16 December 1717 – 19 February 1806) was an English poet, classicist, writer and translator, and a member of the Bluestocking Circle.
Elizabeth Craven
Elizabeth Craven, Princess Berkeley, previously "Lady Craven" of Hamstead Marshall, was an author, playwright, traveller, and socialite, perhaps best known for her travelogues.
Elizabeth Craven, Princess Berkeley, previously "Lady Craven" of Hamstead Marshall, was an author, playwright, traveller, and socialite, perhaps best known for her travelogues.
Elizabeth Elstob
Elizabeth Elstob (1683–1756), the 'Saxon Nymph,' was born and brought up in the Quayside area of Newcastle upon Tyne, and, like Mary Astell of Newcastle, is nowadays regarded as one of the first...
Elizabeth Elstob (1683–1756), the 'Saxon Nymph,' was born and brought up in the Quayside area of Newcastle upon Tyne, and, like Mary Astell of Newcastle, is nowadays regarded as one of the first...
Elizabeth Frances Amherst (poet)
Elizabeth Frances Amherst (c. 1716 – 1779), poet and amateur naturalist, remained largely unpublished during her lifetime.
Elizabeth Frances Amherst (c. 1716 – 1779), poet and amateur naturalist, remained largely unpublished during her lifetime.
Elizabeth Griffith
Elizabeth Griffith, sometimes also credited Elizabeth Griffiths, was an 18th-century Irish dramatist, fiction writer, essayist and actress, best known for her edition of Shakespeare's come...
Elizabeth Griffith, sometimes also credited Elizabeth Griffiths, was an 18th-century Irish dramatist, fiction writer, essayist and actress, best known for her edition of Shakespeare's come...
Elizabeth Hamilton
Elizabeth Hamilton (25 July 1756?–1816) was a British essayist, poet, satirist and novelist.
Elizabeth Hamilton (25 July 1756?–1816) was a British essayist, poet, satirist and novelist.
Elizabeth Inchbald
Elizabeth Inchbald (née Simpson) (1753–1821) was an English novelist, actress, and dramatist.
Elizabeth Inchbald (née Simpson) (1753–1821) was an English novelist, actress, and dramatist.
Elizabeth Montagu
Elizabeth Montagu (2 October 1718 – 25 August 1800) was a British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonist, literary critic, and writer who helped organize and lead the bluestocking society.
Elizabeth Montagu (2 October 1718 – 25 August 1800) was a British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonist, literary critic, and writer who helped organize and lead the bluestocking society.
Elizabeth Raffald
Elizabeth Raffald (1733 – 19 April 1781) was an English businesswoman and writer, author of the "extremely successful" The Experienced English Housekeeper.
Elizabeth Raffald (1733 – 19 April 1781) was an English businesswoman and writer, author of the "extremely successful" The Experienced English Housekeeper.
Elizabeth Rowe
Elizabeth Rowe was an English poet and novelist.
Elizabeth Rowe was an English poet and novelist.
Elizabeth Ryves
Elizabeth "Eliza" Ryves was an Irish author, poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and translator.
Elizabeth "Eliza" Ryves was an Irish author, poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and translator.
Elizabeth Sican
Elizabeth Sican, literary critic, was part of Jonathan Swift's "triumfeminate," along with Mary Barber and Constantia Grierson.
Elizabeth Sican, literary critic, was part of Jonathan Swift's "triumfeminate," along with Mary Barber and Constantia Grierson.
Elizabeth Thomas (poet)
Elizabeth Thomas, poet, was born in London, the only child of Elizabeth Osborne, aged 16, and lawyer Emmanuel Thomas, aged 60.
Elizabeth Thomas, poet, was born in London, the only child of Elizabeth Osborne, aged 16, and lawyer Emmanuel Thomas, aged 60.
Ellenor Fenn
Ellenor Fenn (1743–1813) (née Frere) was a prolific 18th-century writer of children's books.
Ellenor Fenn (1743–1813) (née Frere) was a prolific 18th-century writer of children's books.
Emilie Luzac
Emilie Luzac (Marguérite Emilie) (Leiden, 30 November 1748 — Watten, near Dunkirk, 28 November 1788) was the second daughter of Jean (Jan) Luzac, book seller and publisher, and Anna Hillegonda V...
Emilie Luzac (Marguérite Emilie) (Leiden, 30 November 1748 — Watten, near Dunkirk, 28 November 1788) was the second daughter of Jean (Jan) Luzac, book seller and publisher, and Anna Hillegonda V...
Erika Liebman
Erika Liebman (1738–1803) was a Swedish poet and academic.
Erika Liebman (1738–1803) was a Swedish poet and academic.
Frances Burney
Frances Burney, also known as Fanny Burney and, after her marriage, as Madame d’Arblay, was an English novelist, diarist and playwright.
Frances Burney, also known as Fanny Burney and, after her marriage, as Madame d’Arblay, was an English novelist, diarist and playwright.
Frances Sheridan
Frances Sheridan (née Chamberlaine) (1724–1766) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and playwright.
Frances Sheridan (née Chamberlaine) (1724–1766) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and playwright.
Françoise de Graffigny
Françoise de Graffigny, née d'Issembourg Du Buisson d'Happoncourt (11 February 1695 - 12 December 1758) was a French novelist, playwright and salon hostess.
Françoise de Graffigny, née d'Issembourg Du Buisson d'Happoncourt (11 February 1695 - 12 December 1758) was a French novelist, playwright and salon hostess.
Fukuda Chiyo-ni
Fukuda Chiyo-ni was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, widely regarded as one of the greatest female haiku poets.
Fukuda Chiyo-ni was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, widely regarded as one of the greatest female haiku poets.
Germaine de Staël
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein, commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a French-speaking Swiss author living in Paris and abroad.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein, commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a French-speaking Swiss author living in Paris and abroad.
Hannah Brand
Hannah Brand (1754–1821), actress and playwright, was born in Norwich where she ran a "young Ladies Boarding School, No. 18, St. Giles's Broad-street" with her sister, Mary, until she turned to ...
Hannah Brand (1754–1821), actress and playwright, was born in Norwich where she ran a "young Ladies Boarding School, No. 18, St. Giles's Broad-street" with her sister, Mary, until she turned to ...
Hannah Cowley
Hannah Cowley (14 March 1743 – 11 March 1809) was an English dramatist and poet.
Hannah Cowley (14 March 1743 – 11 March 1809) was an English dramatist and poet.
Hannah Webster Foster
Hannah Webster Foster was an American novelist.
Hannah Webster Foster was an American novelist.
Harriet Lee
Harriet Lee was a novelist and playwright.
Harriet Lee was a novelist and playwright.
Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp
Hedwig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp (Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta; Eutin, 22 March 1759 – Stockholm, 20 June 1818) was the queen consort of Charles XIII of Sweden, and also a famed diar...
Hedwig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp (Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta; Eutin, 22 March 1759 – Stockholm, 20 June 1818) was the queen consort of Charles XIII of Sweden, and also a famed diar...
Helen Maria Williams
Helen Maria Williams (1761 or 1762 – 15 December 1827) was a British novelist, poet, and translator of French-language works.
Helen Maria Williams (1761 or 1762 – 15 December 1827) was a British novelist, poet, and translator of French-language works.
Helena Wells
Helena Wells, later Whitford was an American-English novelist and writer at the end of the eighteenth century.
Helena Wells, later Whitford was an American-English novelist and writer at the end of the eighteenth century.
Isabelle de Charrière
Isabelle de Charrière, known as Belle van Zuylen in the Netherlands and Madame de Charrière elsewhere, is a Dutch writer of the Enlightenment who lived the latter half of her life in...
Isabelle de Charrière, known as Belle van Zuylen in the Netherlands and Madame de Charrière elsewhere, is a Dutch writer of the Enlightenment who lived the latter half of her life in...
Jane Bowdler
Jane Bowdler (born 14 February, 1743 and died 1784 at Ashley, near Bath, Somerset) was a poet and essayist Jane was the eldest daughter of Thomas Bowdler of Bath, Somerset (1706–1785) and his wi...
Jane Bowdler (born 14 February, 1743 and died 1784 at Ashley, near Bath, Somerset) was a poet and essayist Jane was the eldest daughter of Thomas Bowdler of Bath, Somerset (1706–1785) and his wi...
Jane Collier
Jane Collier (1714–1755) was an English novelist most famous for her book An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting (1753).
Jane Collier (1714–1755) was an English novelist most famous for her book An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting (1753).
Jane Scott (theatre manager)
Jane M. Scott (1779–1839) was a British theatre manager, performer, and playwright.
Jane M. Scott (1779–1839) was a British theatre manager, performer, and playwright.
Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer
Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer, also Johanna Dorothea Zoutelande or Madame de Zoutelandt, (1664-1737) was an Dutch writer, memoirist and translator; She was also a suspected traitor as a sus...
Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer, also Johanna Dorothea Zoutelande or Madame de Zoutelandt, (1664-1737) was an Dutch writer, memoirist and translator; She was also a suspected traitor as a sus...
Judith Sargent Murray
Judith Sargent Murray was an early American advocate for women's rights, an essayist, playwright, poet, and letter writer.
Judith Sargent Murray was an early American advocate for women's rights, an essayist, playwright, poet, and letter writer.
Kata Bethlen
Countess Kata Bethlen de Bethlen, was a Hungarian writer and mecenate.
Countess Kata Bethlen de Bethlen, was a Hungarian writer and mecenate.
Kitty Clive
Catherine "Kitty" Clive (née Raftor) (1711 – 6 December 1785) was a British actress of considerable repute on the stages of London.
Catherine "Kitty" Clive (née Raftor) (1711 – 6 December 1785) was a British actress of considerable repute on the stages of London.
La Clairon
La Clairon (January 25, 1723 – January 29, 1803), French actress, whose real name was Clair Josèphe Hippolyte Leris, was born at Condé-sur-l'Escaut, Hainaut, the daughter of an army ...
La Clairon (January 25, 1723 – January 29, 1803), French actress, whose real name was Clair Josèphe Hippolyte Leris, was born at Condé-sur-l'Escaut, Hainaut, the daughter of an army ...
Lady Louisa Stuart
Lady Louisa Stuart (12 August 1757 – 4 August 1851) was a British writer of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Lady Louisa Stuart (12 August 1757 – 4 August 1851) was a British writer of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Lady Mary Chudleigh
Mary Chudleigh (August 1656, Devon – 1710) was part of an intellectual circle that included Mary Astell, Elizabeth Thomas, Judith Drake, Elizabeth Elstob, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and Jo...
Mary Chudleigh (August 1656, Devon – 1710) was part of an intellectual circle that included Mary Astell, Elizabeth Thomas, Judith Drake, Elizabeth Elstob, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and Jo...
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
The Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (15 May 1689 – 21 August 1762) was an English aristocrat and writer.
The Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (15 May 1689 – 21 August 1762) was an English aristocrat and writer.
Laetitia Pilkington
Laetitia Pilkington was a celebrated Anglo-Irish poet and important source of information on the early 18th century.
Laetitia Pilkington was a celebrated Anglo-Irish poet and important source of information on the early 18th century.
Lovisa von Burghausen
Lovisa von Burghausen (1698, Narva – 20 January 1733) was a Swedish memoirist who became famous for her story about her time in captivity as a slave in Russia after being taken prisoner by the R...
Lovisa von Burghausen (1698, Narva – 20 January 1733) was a Swedish memoirist who became famous for her story about her time in captivity as a slave in Russia after being taken prisoner by the R...
Lucy Peacock
Peacock, Lucy (fl.1785–1816), was an author, editor, translator, bookseller and publisher of children's books during the late eighteenth century.
Peacock, Lucy (fl.1785–1816), was an author, editor, translator, bookseller and publisher of children's books during the late eighteenth century.
Madeleine de Puisieux
Madeleine de Puisieux was a French writer and feminist.
Madeleine de Puisieux was a French writer and feminist.
Margareta Momma
Anna Margareta Momma (née von Bragner) (1702–1772) was a Swedish publisher, managing editor, journalist and feminist.
Anna Margareta Momma (née von Bragner) (1702–1772) was a Swedish publisher, managing editor, journalist and feminist.
Margrethe Lasson
Anna Margrethe Lasson (March 1659 – March 1738) was a Danish novelist, the first novelist in Denmark.
Anna Margrethe Lasson (March 1659 – March 1738) was a Danish novelist, the first novelist in Denmark.
Maria Petronella Woesthoven
Maria Petronella Woesthoven, was a Dutch poet.
Maria Petronella Woesthoven, was a Dutch poet.
Maria ter Meetelen
Maria ter Meetelen (1704 in Amsterdam - fl.
Maria ter Meetelen (1704 in Amsterdam - fl.
Mariana Starke
Mariana Starke (1761/2-1838) was an English author.
Mariana Starke (1761/2-1838) was an English author.
Marie-Anne de Roumier-Robert
Marie-Anne de Roumier-Robert was an 18th-century French writer.
Marie-Anne de Roumier-Robert was an 18th-century French writer.
Martha Wadsworth Brewster
Martha Wadsworth Brewster was an 18th-century American poet and writer.
Martha Wadsworth Brewster was an 18th-century American poet and writer.
Mary Ann Kilner
Mary Ann Kilner (née Maze) (1753–1831) was a prolific writer of children's books during the late eighteenth century.
Mary Ann Kilner (née Maze) (1753–1831) was a prolific writer of children's books during the late eighteenth century.
Mary Barber
Mary Barber, poet, was a member of Swift's circle.
Mary Barber, poet, was a member of Swift's circle.
Mary Chandler
Mary Chandler (1687–1745) was an English poet.
Mary Chandler (1687–1745) was an English poet.
Mary Collier
Mary Collier (ca. 1688–1762) was an English poet, perhaps best known for her poetic risposte to Stephen Duck, The Woman's Labour.
Mary Collier (ca. 1688–1762) was an English poet, perhaps best known for her poetic risposte to Stephen Duck, The Woman's Labour.
Mary Davys
Mary Davys (1674–1732) was a novelist and playwright.
Mary Davys (1674–1732) was a novelist and playwright.
Mary Delany
Mary Delany (nee Granville) (14 May 1700 – 15 April 1788) was an English Bluestocking, artist, and letter-writer; equally famous for her "paper-mosaicks" and her lively correspondence.
Mary Delany (nee Granville) (14 May 1700 – 15 April 1788) was an English Bluestocking, artist, and letter-writer; equally famous for her "paper-mosaicks" and her lively correspondence.
Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, known as "The Unhappy Countess", was the daughter and heiress of George Bowes.
Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, known as "The Unhappy Countess", was the daughter and heiress of George Bowes.
Mary Leapor
Mary Leapor was an English poet, born in Marston St. Lawrence, Northamptonshire, the only child of Anne Sharman and Philip Leapor, a gardener.
Mary Leapor was an English poet, born in Marston St. Lawrence, Northamptonshire, the only child of Anne Sharman and Philip Leapor, a gardener.
Mary Scott (poet)
Mary Scott, poet, was born in Somerset, England.
Mary Scott, poet, was born in Somerset, England.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft was an eighteenth-century British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights.
Mary Wollstonecraft was an eighteenth-century British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights.
Muddupalani
Muddupalani was a Telugu speaking poet and devadasi attached to the court of Pratap Singh, the Maratha king of Tanjore.
Muddupalani was a Telugu speaking poet and devadasi attached to the court of Pratap Singh, the Maratha king of Tanjore.
Märta Helena Reenstierna
Märta Helena Reenstierna, also von Schnell, known as Årstafrun, was a Swedish diary writer.
Märta Helena Reenstierna, also von Schnell, known as Årstafrun, was a Swedish diary writer.
Penelope Aubin
Penelope Aubin was an English novelist and translator.
Penelope Aubin was an English novelist and translator.
Petronella Johanna de Timmerman
Petronella Johanna de Timmerman was a Dutch poet and scientist.
Petronella Johanna de Timmerman was a Dutch poet and scientist.
Phebe Gibbes
Phebe Gibbes was an 18th -century English novelist and early feminist.
Phebe Gibbes was an 18th -century English novelist and early feminist.
Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784) was the first African-American poet and first African-American woman to publish her writing.
Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784) was the first African-American poet and first African-American woman to publish her writing.
Reine Philiberte de Varicourt
Reine Philiberte Rouph de Varicourt (1757-1822) was a French lady of letters.
Reine Philiberte Rouph de Varicourt (1757-1822) was a French lady of letters.
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough rose to be one of the most influential women in British history as a result of her close friendship with Queen Anne of Great Britain.
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough rose to be one of the most influential women in British history as a result of her close friendship with Queen Anne of Great Britain.
Sarah Fyge Egerton
Sarah Fyge Egerton was a female poet who wrote in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
Sarah Fyge Egerton was a female poet who wrote in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
Sarah Osborn
Sarah Osborn (February 22, 1714-August 2 1796) was an American author.
Sarah Osborn (February 22, 1714-August 2 1796) was an American author.
Sarah Piers
Sarah, Lady Piers (fl. 1697 – 1714; died 1719) was a literary patron, political commentator, and a poet.
Sarah, Lady Piers (fl. 1697 – 1714; died 1719) was a literary patron, political commentator, and a poet.
Sarah Scott
Sarah Scott (née Robinson) (21 September 1720 – 3 November 1795) was an English novelist, translator, and social reformer.
Sarah Scott (née Robinson) (21 September 1720 – 3 November 1795) was an English novelist, translator, and social reformer.
Sophia Elisabet Brenner
Sophia Elisabet Brenner (née Weber) (29 April 1659 – 14 September 1730) was a Swedish writer, poet, feminist and salon hostess, and was regarded in her country as a pioneer in each of thes...
Sophia Elisabet Brenner (née Weber) (29 April 1659 – 14 September 1730) was a Swedish writer, poet, feminist and salon hostess, and was regarded in her country as a pioneer in each of thes...
Sophia Lee
Sophia Lee (1750 – 13 March 1824) was an English novelist and dramatist.
Sophia Lee (1750 – 13 March 1824) was an English novelist and dramatist.
Sophie de Condorcet
Sophie de Condorcet (born 1764 in Meulan, died 8 September 1822 in Paris), best known as Madame de Condorcet, was a prominent salon hostess from 1789 to the Reign of Terror, and again from...
Sophie de Condorcet (born 1764 in Meulan, died 8 September 1822 in Paris), best known as Madame de Condorcet, was a prominent salon hostess from 1789 to the Reign of Terror, and again from...
Stéphanie Félicité du Crest de Saint-Aubin
Madame de Genlis, full name Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Aubin, comtesse de Genlis, or Madame Brûlart, (January 25, 1746 - December 31, 1830) was a French writer and educator.
Madame de Genlis, full name Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Aubin, comtesse de Genlis, or Madame Brûlart, (January 25, 1746 - December 31, 1830) was a French writer and educator.
Susanna Centlivre
Susanna Centlivre born Susanna Freeman, also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century".
Susanna Centlivre born Susanna Freeman, also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century".
Susannah Willard Johnson
Susannah Willard Johnson was an American woman who was captured with her family during an Abenaki Indian raid on Charlestown, New Hampshire in August 1754, immediately prior to the breakout of t...
Susannah Willard Johnson was an American woman who was captured with her family during an Abenaki Indian raid on Charlestown, New Hampshire in August 1754, immediately prior to the breakout of t...
The fair triumvirate of wit
The fair triumvirate of wit refers to the three 18th century authors Eliza Haywood, Delarivier Manley, and Aphra Behn.
The fair triumvirate of wit refers to the three 18th century authors Eliza Haywood, Delarivier Manley, and Aphra Behn.
The Unsex'd Females
The Unsex'd Females, a Poem (1798), by Richard Polwhele, is a polemical intervention into the public debates over the role of women at the end of the 18th century.
The Unsex'd Females, a Poem (1798), by Richard Polwhele, is a polemical intervention into the public debates over the role of women at the end of the 18th century.
Ulrika Widström
Ulrika Carolina Widström,, was a Swedish poet and translator.
Ulrika Carolina Widström,, was a Swedish poet and translator.
Wang Yun (Qing Dynasty)
Wang Yun was a Chinese poet and playwright during the Qing Dynasty.
Wang Yun was a Chinese poet and playwright during the Qing Dynasty.