Settings19th-century women writers
Ada Lovelace
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, born Augusta Ada Byron, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose com...
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, born Augusta Ada Byron, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose com...
Agnes and Margaret Smith
Agnes Smith Lewis PhD LLD DD LittD (1843–1926) and Margaret Dunlop Gibson LLD DD LittD (1843–1920), nées Agnes and Margaret Smith (sometimes referred to as the Westminster S...
Agnes Smith Lewis PhD LLD DD LittD (1843–1926) and Margaret Dunlop Gibson LLD DD LittD (1843–1920), nées Agnes and Margaret Smith (sometimes referred to as the Westminster S...
Alice Zimmern
Alice Zimmern was an English writer, translator and suffragist.
Alice Zimmern was an English writer, translator and suffragist.
Alla Nazimova
Alla Nazimova, was a Russian American film and theater actress, a screenwriter, and film producer.
Alla Nazimova, was a Russian American film and theater actress, a screenwriter, and film producer.
Amalia von Helvig
Anna Amalia von Helvig was a German and Swedish artist, writer, translator, socialite, Salonist and culture personality.
Anna Amalia von Helvig was a German and Swedish artist, writer, translator, socialite, Salonist and culture personality.
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 Dostoyevskaya
Anna Grigoryevna Dostoyevskaya (Анна Григорьевна Достоевская; September 12, 1846, Saint Petersburg — June 9, 1918, Yalta) was a Russian memoirist, stenographer, assistant, and the second wife of...
Anna Grigoryevna Dostoyevskaya (Анна Григорьевна Достоевская; September 12, 1846, Saint Petersburg — June 9, 1918, Yalta) was a Russian memoirist, stenographer, assistant, and the second wife of...
Anna Maria Porter
Anna Maria Porter (1780 - 1832), poet, novelist and sister of Jane Porter, was born in the Bailey in Durham, the posthumous child of William Porter (1735-1779), who had served as an army surgeon...
Anna Maria Porter (1780 - 1832), poet, novelist and sister of Jane Porter, was born in the Bailey in Durham, the posthumous child of William Porter (1735-1779), who had served as an army surgeon...
Anne Brontë
Anne Brontë (; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was a British novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family.
Anne Brontë (; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was a British novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family.
Anne Charlotte Leffler
Anne Charlotte Edgren-Leffler, duchess of Cajanello, was a Swedish author, the daughter of the school principal John Olof Leffler and Gustava Wilhelmina Mittag.
Anne Charlotte Edgren-Leffler, duchess of Cajanello, was a Swedish author, the daughter of the school principal John Olof Leffler and Gustava Wilhelmina Mittag.
Anne Knight (children's writer)
Anne Knight (born Anne Waspe in Woodbridge, Suffolk on 28 October 1792, died there on 11 December 1860) was a Quaker children's writer and educationalist.
Anne Knight (born Anne Waspe in Woodbridge, Suffolk on 28 October 1792, died there on 11 December 1860) was a Quaker children's writer and educationalist.
Anne Plumptre
Anne Plumptre (1760–1818) was an English writer and translator.
Anne Plumptre (1760–1818) was an English writer and translator.
Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert
Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert was a prolific French novelist, and a writer of historical fiction, poetry, non-fiction, stage plays, and short stories.
Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert was a prolific French novelist, and a writer of historical fiction, poetry, non-fiction, stage plays, and short stories.
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.
Belle Kendrick Abbott
Isabella "Belle" Kendrick Abbott (1842–1893) was an American author from the Deep South, whose only published novel, Leah Mordecai, was issued in 1875.
Isabella "Belle" Kendrick Abbott (1842–1893) was an American author from the Deep South, whose only published novel, Leah Mordecai, was issued in 1875.
Brontë family
The Brontës were a nineteenth-century literary family associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
The Brontës were a nineteenth-century literary family associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Camilla Collett
Jacobine Camilla Collett (née Wergeland) (23 January 1813 – 6 March 1895) was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist.
Jacobine Camilla Collett (née Wergeland) (23 January 1813 – 6 March 1895) was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist.
Caroline Healey Dall
Caroline Wells Healey Dall (1822–1912) was an American feminist writer, transcendentalist and reformer.
Caroline Wells Healey Dall (1822–1912) was an American feminist writer, transcendentalist and reformer.
Catherine Crowe
Catherine Ann Crowe, née Stevens, (born 20 September 1790 in Borough Green, Kent, died 14 June 1872 in Folkestone), was an English novelist, story writer and playwright.
Catherine Ann Crowe, née Stevens, (born 20 September 1790 in Borough Green, Kent, died 14 June 1872 in Folkestone), was an English novelist, story writer and playwright.
Catherine Cuthbertson
Catherine Cuthbertson was an English-language novelist in the early 19th-century.
Catherine Cuthbertson was an English-language novelist in the early 19th-century.
Catherine Gore
Catherine Grace Frances Gore was a British novelist and dramatist, daughter of a wine merchant at Retford, where she was born.
Catherine Grace Frances Gore was a British novelist and dramatist, daughter of a wine merchant at Retford, where she was born.
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...
Charlotta Öberg
Charlotta Öberg (Stockholm 1818 - 21 June 1856) known as Lotta Öberg, was a Swedish poet.
Charlotta Öberg (Stockholm 1818 - 21 June 1856) known as Lotta Öberg, was a Swedish poet.
Charlotte Alington Barnard
Charlotte Alington Pye Barnard (23 December 1830, London – 30 January 1869, Dover) was an English poet and composer of ballads and hymns, who often wrote under the pseudonym Claribel.
Charlotte Alington Pye Barnard (23 December 1830, London – 30 January 1869, Dover) was an English poet and composer of ballads and hymns, who often wrote under the pseudonym Claribel.
Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood, whose novels are English literature standards.
Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood, whose novels are English literature standards.
Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna
Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna (October 1, 1790 – July 12, 1846) was an English evangelical Protestant writer and novelist who wrote as Charlotte Elizabeth.
Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna (October 1, 1790 – July 12, 1846) was an English evangelical Protestant writer and novelist who wrote as Charlotte Elizabeth.
Charlotte Mary Brame
Charlotte Mary Brame (usually known as Charlotte M. Brame, last name sometimes mistakenly given as Braeme; appeared under pseudonyms in America, notably Bertha M. Clay, and was...
Charlotte Mary Brame (usually known as Charlotte M. Brame, last name sometimes mistakenly given as Braeme; appeared under pseudonyms in America, notably Bertha M. Clay, and was...
Charlotte Mary Yonge
Charlotte Mary Yonge (11 August 1823 – 24 May 1901), was an English novelist, known for her huge output, now mostly out of print.
Charlotte Mary Yonge (11 August 1823 – 24 May 1901), was an English novelist, known for her huge output, now mostly out of print.
Christina Rossetti
Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems.
Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems.
Clorinda Matto de Turner
Clorinda Matto de Turner ( * Cusco, 11 November 1852 - 25 October 1909) was a Peruvian writer who lived during the age of the Latin American independence movements.
Clorinda Matto de Turner ( * Cusco, 11 November 1852 - 25 October 1909) was a Peruvian writer who lived during the age of the Latin American independence movements.
Eglantine Wallace
Eglantine Wallace, Lady Wallace, was an author.
Eglantine Wallace, Lady Wallace, was an author.
Eliza Allen
Eliza Allen was a Maine woman who, in 1851, published a memoir called The Female Volunteer; Or the Life and Wonderful Adventures of Miss Eliza Allen, A Young Lady of Eastport, Maine.
Eliza Allen was a Maine woman who, in 1851, published a memoir called The Female Volunteer; Or the Life and Wonderful Adventures of Miss Eliza Allen, A Young Lady of Eastport, Maine.
Eliza Anderson Godefroy
Eliza Anderson Godefroy was most likely the first woman to edit a general-interest magazine in the United States.
Eliza Anderson Godefroy was most likely the first woman to edit a general-interest magazine in the United States.
Eliza Lanesford Cushing
Eliza Lanesford Cushing (October 19, 1794 - May 4, 1886) was an American-Canadian dramatist, short story writer, and editor.
Eliza Lanesford Cushing (October 19, 1794 - May 4, 1886) was an American-Canadian dramatist, short story writer, and editor.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the most prominent poets of the Victorian era.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the most prominent poets of the Victorian era.
Elizabeth Bath
Elizabeth Bath (née Paddy), daughter of Edward Paddy and Mary (Rowling) of Falmouth, Cornwall (17 Feb.
Elizabeth Bath (née Paddy), daughter of Edward Paddy and Mary (Rowling) of Falmouth, Cornwall (17 Feb.
Elizabeth Benger
Elizabeth Ogilvy Benger (baptised on 15 June 1775 at West Camel, Somerset, died on 9 January 1827 in London) was an English biographer, novelist and poet.
Elizabeth Ogilvy Benger (baptised on 15 June 1775 at West Camel, Somerset, died on 9 January 1827 in London) was an English biographer, novelist and poet.
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 F. Ellet
Elizabeth Fries Lummis Ellet (October 18, 1818 – June 3, 1877) was an American writer, historian and poet.
Elizabeth Fries Lummis Ellet (October 18, 1818 – June 3, 1877) was an American writer, historian and poet.
Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson, often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era.
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson, often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era.
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 Missing Sewell
Elizabeth Missing Sewell was an English author of religious and educational texts notable in the 19th century.
Elizabeth Missing Sewell was an English author of religious and educational texts notable in the 19th century.
Elizabeth Polack
Elizabeth Polack was an English playwright of the 1830s, notable for having been described by chroniclers of the period as England's first Jewish woman melodramatist.
Elizabeth Polack was an English playwright of the 1830s, notable for having been described by chroniclers of the period as England's first Jewish woman melodramatist.
Elizabeth Thomas (poet/novelist)
Elizabeth Thomas née Wolferstan
1770/71–1855, novelist and poet, is an ambiguous figure.
Elizabeth Thomas née Wolferstan
1770/71–1855, novelist and poet, is an ambiguous figure.
Ella Sterling Mighels
Ella Sterling Mighels was a California pioneer, author and literary historian.
Ella Sterling Mighels was a California pioneer, author and literary historian.
Ellen Buckingham Mathews
Ellen Buckingham Mathews (1853 - 1920) was a popular female English novelist during the late 19th and early 20th century.
Ellen Buckingham Mathews (1853 - 1920) was a popular female English novelist during the late 19th and early 20th century.
Ellen Lenneck
Ellen Lenneck was the writing pseudonym of Martha Julie Antoinette Helene Weichardt, a German author of novels and novellas.
Ellen Lenneck was the writing pseudonym of Martha Julie Antoinette Helene Weichardt, a German author of novels and novellas.
Ellen Sturgis Hooper
Ellen Sturgis Hooper (February 17, 1812 – November 3, 1848) was an American poet.
Ellen Sturgis Hooper (February 17, 1812 – November 3, 1848) was an American poet.
Elsa Beata Bunge
Elsa Beata Bunge (née Wrede) (18 April 1734–19 January 1819) was a Swedish, botanist, writer and noble.
Elsa Beata Bunge (née Wrede) (18 April 1734–19 January 1819) was a Swedish, botanist, writer and noble.
Emily Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë (; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet, best remembered for her solitary novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature.
Emily Jane Brontë (; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet, best remembered for her solitary novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature.
Emily Pepys
Emily Pepys (1833–1877) was an English child diarist.
Emily Pepys (1833–1877) was an English child diarist.
Emma Tatham
Emma Tatham (1829-1855) was a 19th century British poet.
Emma Tatham (1829-1855) was a 19th century British poet.
Esther Copley
Esther Copley (born Esther Deuzeville on 10 May 1786 in London, died on 17 July 1851 in Eythorne, Kent) was an English religious tractarian and children's writer.
Esther Copley (born Esther Deuzeville on 10 May 1786 in London, died on 17 July 1851 in Eythorne, Kent) was an English religious tractarian and children's writer.
Fatma Aliye Topuz
Fatma Aliye Topuz (October 9, 1862 - July 13, 1936), aka simply Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım, was a Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian.
Fatma Aliye Topuz (October 9, 1862 - July 13, 1936), aka simply Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım, was a Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian.
Florence Montgomery
Florence Montgomery (1843–1923) was an English novelist and children's writer.
Florence Montgomery (1843–1923) was an English novelist and children's writer.
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 Burney (1776–1828)
Frances Burney (1776–1828) was a playwright and governess.
Frances Burney (1776–1828) was a playwright and governess.
Frances Courtenay Baylor
Frances Courtenay Baylor Barnum was an American author of fiction.
Frances Courtenay Baylor Barnum was an American author of fiction.
Frances Harriet Whipple Green McDougall
Frances Harriet Whipple Green McDougall (1805-1878) was an abolitionist, poet, novelist, editor, botanist, spiritualist medium, and advocate of women's, voters', and workers' rights.
Frances Harriet Whipple Green McDougall (1805-1878) was an abolitionist, poet, novelist, editor, botanist, spiritualist medium, and advocate of women's, voters', and workers' rights.
Frances Jacson
Frances Margaretta Jacson was an English novelist.
Frances Margaretta Jacson was an English novelist.
Frances Minto Elliot
Frances Minto Elliot was a prolific English writer, primarily of non-fiction works on the social history of Italy, Spain, and France and travelogues.
Frances Minto Elliot was a prolific English writer, primarily of non-fiction works on the social history of Italy, Spain, and France and travelogues.
Frances Sargent Osgood
Frances Sargent Osgood (née Locke) (June 18, 1811 – May 12, 1850) was an American poet and one of the most popular women writers during her time.
Frances Sargent Osgood (née Locke) (June 18, 1811 – May 12, 1850) was an American poet and one of the most popular women writers during her time.
Fredrika Bremer
Fredrika Bremer (17 August 1801 - 31 December 1865) was a Swedish writer and a feminist activist.
Fredrika Bremer (17 August 1801 - 31 December 1865) was a Swedish writer and a feminist activist.
Friederike Brun
Friederike Brun, née Münther (3 June 1765 - 25 March 1835), was a Danish author and salonist.
Friederike Brun, née Münther (3 June 1765 - 25 March 1835), was a Danish author and salonist.
George Eliot
Mary Anne Evans, better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist and translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era.
Mary Anne Evans, better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist and translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era.
George Sand
Amantine (also "Amandine") Lucile Aurore Dupin (, later Baroness (baronne) Dudevant (Paris, 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a Fre...
Amantine (also "Amandine") Lucile Aurore Dupin (, later Baroness (baronne) Dudevant (Paris, 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a Fre...
Hannah Crafts
Hannah Crafts was an African-American slave in the United States during the 19th century.
Hannah Crafts was an African-American slave in the United States during the 19th century.
Hannah Webster Foster
Hannah Webster Foster was an American novelist.
Hannah Webster Foster was an American novelist.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author.
Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author.
Harriet Lee
Harriet Lee was a novelist and playwright.
Harriet Lee was a novelist and playwright.
Harriet Vaughan Cheney
Harriet Vaughan Cheney (September 9, 1796 - May 14, 1889) was an American-Canadian novelist.
Harriet Vaughan Cheney (September 9, 1796 - May 14, 1889) was an American-Canadian novelist.
Harriet Winslow Sewall
Harriet Winslow Sewall (1819–1889) was an American poet, and editor of the collected letters of Lydia Maria Child.
Harriet Winslow Sewall (1819–1889) was an American poet, and editor of the collected letters of Lydia Maria Child.
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 Ekblom
Helena Sophia Ekblom, known as Predikare-Lena (Preacher-Lena) and Vita jungfrun (The White Maiden), (24 June 1790 - 1859) was a Swedish writer and preacher.
Helena Sophia Ekblom, known as Predikare-Lena (Preacher-Lena) and Vita jungfrun (The White Maiden), (24 June 1790 - 1859) was a Swedish writer and preacher.
Henriette Paalzow
Henriette von Paalzow, née Wach was a German historical novelist.
Henriette von Paalzow, née Wach was a German historical novelist.
Henriette Widerberg
Henriette Sophie Widerberg (3 September 1796 – 3 April 1872) was a Swedish opera singer (soprano), actor and memoirist.
Henriette Sophie Widerberg (3 September 1796 – 3 April 1872) was a Swedish opera singer (soprano), actor and memoirist.
Henriette-Lucy, Marquise de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet
Henriette-Lucy, Marquise de La Tour du Pin-Gouvernet,, was a French aristocrat famous for her memoirs entitled Journal d'une femme de 50 ans.
Henriette-Lucy, Marquise de La Tour du Pin-Gouvernet,, was a French aristocrat famous for her memoirs entitled Journal d'une femme de 50 ans.
Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature.
Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature.
Jeanette Granberg
Jeanette (Johanna Charlotta) Granberg, as married Stjernström, as a pseudonym Georges Malméen, (1825-1857), was a Swedish writer, a playwright, a feminist and a translator, who wrote pla...
Jeanette (Johanna Charlotta) Granberg, as married Stjernström, as a pseudonym Georges Malméen, (1825-1857), was a Swedish writer, a playwright, a feminist and a translator, who wrote pla...
John Strange Winter
John Strange Winter was the pen-name of Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard (January 13, 1856, York – 1911), an English novelist.
John Strange Winter was the pen-name of Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard (January 13, 1856, York – 1911), an English novelist.
Josepha Barbara Auernhammer
Josepha Barbara Auernhammer was an Austrian pianist and composer.
Josepha Barbara Auernhammer was an Austrian pianist and composer.
Josephine Butler
Josephine Elizabeth Butler was a Victorian era British feminist who was especially concerned with the welfare of prostitutes.
Josephine Elizabeth Butler was a Victorian era British feminist who was especially concerned with the welfare of prostitutes.
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.
Julia Kavanagh
Julia Kavanagh was an Irish novelist, born at Thurles in Tipperary, Ireland.
Julia Kavanagh was an Irish novelist, born at Thurles in Tipperary, Ireland.
Karolina Pavlova
Karolina Pavlova was a 19th century Russian poet and novelist who stood out from other writers on account of her unique appreciation of exceptional rhymes and imagery.
Karolina Pavlova was a 19th century Russian poet and novelist who stood out from other writers on account of her unique appreciation of exceptional rhymes and imagery.
Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin, born Katherine O'Flaherty, was an American author of short stories and novels.
Kate Chopin, born Katherine O'Flaherty, was an American author of short stories and novels.
Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Caroline Lamb was a British aristocrat and novelist, best known for her affair with Lord Byron in 1812.
Lady Caroline Lamb was a British aristocrat and novelist, best known for her affair with Lord Byron in 1812.
Lady Florence Dixie
Lady Florence Caroline Dixie, before her marriage Lady Florence Douglas, was a British traveller, war correspondent, writer and feminist.
Lady Florence Caroline Dixie, before her marriage Lady Florence Douglas, was a British traveller, war correspondent, writer and feminist.
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.
Levina Buoncuore Urbino
Levina Buoncuore Urbino or Lavinia Buoncuore Urbino (died 1888) was a writer and translator in the Boston, Massachusetts-area in the 19th-century.
Levina Buoncuore Urbino or Lavinia Buoncuore Urbino (died 1888) was a writer and translator in the Boston, Massachusetts-area in the 19th-century.
Liang Desheng
Liang Desheng (1771-1847) was a Chinese poet and writer active during the Qing Dynasty.
Liang Desheng (1771-1847) was a Chinese poet and writer active during the Qing Dynasty.
Lilian Staveley
Lilian Staveley was a Christian writer and mystic whose anonymous works have only recently been credited to her.
Lilian Staveley was a Christian writer and mystic whose anonymous works have only recently been credited to her.
Louisa Gurney Hoare
Louisa Gurney Hoare was an English diarist and writer on education.
Louisa Gurney Hoare was an English diarist and writer on education.
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys.
Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys.
Louise Granberg
Louise Elisabeth Granberg, was a Swedish playwright, translator and theatre director.
Louise Elisabeth Granberg, was a Swedish playwright, translator and theatre director.
Lucy Baxter
Lucy Baxter was an English writer on art, chiefly under the pseudonym of Leader Scott.
Lucy Baxter was an English writer on art, chiefly under the pseudonym of Leader Scott.
Lucy Sale-Barker
Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Sale-Barker, née Davies, known also by her first married name Lucy Villiers was a British children's writer.
Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Sale-Barker, née Davies, known also by her first married name Lucy Villiers was a British children's writer.
Margaret Fuller
Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli, commonly known as Margaret Fuller, was an American journalist, critic, and women's rights advocate associated with the American transcendentalism movement.
Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli, commonly known as Margaret Fuller, was an American journalist, critic, and women's rights advocate associated with the American transcendentalism movement.
Margaret King
Margaret King (1773 – 1835) was an Irish hostess, writer, traveller, and medical adviser.
Margaret King (1773 – 1835) was an Irish hostess, writer, traveller, and medical adviser.
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford, née Hamilton, (27 April 1855 – 24 January 1897), was an Irish novelist whose light romantic fiction was popular throughout the English-speaking world in the late...
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford, née Hamilton, (27 April 1855 – 24 January 1897), was an Irish novelist whose light romantic fiction was popular throughout the English-speaking world in the late...
Maria Dorothea Dunckel
Maria Dorothea Dunckel née Altén (13 March 1799 - 30 November 1878), was a Swedish poet, translator and playwright.
Maria Dorothea Dunckel née Altén (13 March 1799 - 30 November 1878), was a Swedish poet, translator and playwright.
Maria Elizabeth Budden
Maria Elizabeth Budden, (née Halsey, c. 1780-1832) was a novelist, translator and writer of didactic children's books, who frequently signed her work "M. E. B." or "a mother".
Maria Elizabeth Budden, (née Halsey, c. 1780-1832) was a novelist, translator and writer of didactic children's books, who frequently signed her work "M. E. B." or "a mother".
Maria Hack
Maria Hack (née Barton, 1777–1844) was an English writer of educational books for children.
Maria Hack (née Barton, 1777–1844) was an English writer of educational books for children.
Maria Louise Pool
Maria Louise Pool was an American writer, born in Rockland, Massachusetts to Elias Pool and Lydia Lane.
Maria Louise Pool was an American writer, born in Rockland, Massachusetts to Elias Pool and Lydia Lane.
Maria Versfelt
Maria Johanna Elselina Versfelt (27 September 1776, Lith - 19 May 1845, Brussels), also known as Ida Saint-Elme, Elzelina av Aylde Jonghe, and by her pseudonym La Contemporaine...
Maria Johanna Elselina Versfelt (27 September 1776, Lith - 19 May 1845, Brussels), also known as Ida Saint-Elme, Elzelina av Aylde Jonghe, and by her pseudonym La Contemporaine...
Mariana Starke
Mariana Starke (1761/2-1838) was an English author.
Mariana Starke (1761/2-1838) was an English author.
Marianna Auenbrugger
Marianna Auenbrugger, was an Austrian pianist and composer.
Marianna Auenbrugger, was an Austrian pianist and composer.
Marianne Ehrenström
Marianne (Mariana Maximiliana Christiana Carolina Lovisa) Ehrenström, née Pollet (9 December 1773 – 1867), was a Swedish writer, singer, painter, pianist, culture personality...
Marianne (Mariana Maximiliana Christiana Carolina Lovisa) Ehrenström, née Pollet (9 December 1773 – 1867), was a Swedish writer, singer, painter, pianist, culture personality...
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Baroness Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbachová, Marie Freifrau von Ebner-Eschenbach; September 13, 1830 - March 12, 1916) was an Austrian writer.
Baroness Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbachová, Marie Freifrau von Ebner-Eschenbach; September 13, 1830 - March 12, 1916) was an Austrian writer.
Mary Letitia Martin
Mary Letitia Martin, Irish writer.
Mary Letitia Martin, Irish writer.
Mary Louise Peebles
Mary Louise Peebles, née Parmelee (1833–1915), was an American author of children’s stories who wrote under the name Mrs.
Mary Louise Peebles, née Parmelee (1833–1915), was an American author of children’s stories who wrote under the name Mrs.
Mary Russell Mitford
Mary Russell Mitford (16 December 1787 – 10 January 1855), was an English author and dramatist.
Mary Russell Mitford (16 December 1787 – 10 January 1855), was an English author and dramatist.
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus.
Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus.
Mary Tappan Wright
Mary Tappan Wright (1851-1916) was an American novelist and short story writer best known for her acute characterizations and depictions of academic life.
Mary Tappan Wright (1851-1916) was an American novelist and short story writer best known for her acute characterizations and depictions of academic life.
Mathilda d'Orozco
Mathilda Valeria Beatrix d'Orozco also by marriage known as Cenami, Montgomery-Cederhjelm and Gyllenhaal, (14 June 1796 in Milan, Italy - 19 October 1863, Stora Ekeby, Rytterne...
Mathilda Valeria Beatrix d'Orozco also by marriage known as Cenami, Montgomery-Cederhjelm and Gyllenhaal, (14 June 1796 in Milan, Italy - 19 October 1863, Stora Ekeby, Rytterne...
May Crommelin
Maria Henrietta de la Cherois Crommelin, known as May de la Cherois Crommelin, was a novelist and travel writer born in Ulster, Ireland at Carrowdore Castle in County Down.
Maria Henrietta de la Cherois Crommelin, known as May de la Cherois Crommelin, was a novelist and travel writer born in Ulster, Ireland at Carrowdore Castle in County Down.
Miriam Mosessohn
Miriam Mosessohn was a Russian author and translator who wrote in Hebrew.
Miriam Mosessohn was a Russian author and translator who wrote in Hebrew.
Mrs. Alexander Fraser
Mrs. Alexander Fraser was the pen name of Victorian era romance writer Caroline Rosetta Small (1829-1908), the wife of General Alexander Fraser (1824-1898).
Mrs. Alexander Fraser was the pen name of Victorian era romance writer Caroline Rosetta Small (1829-1908), the wife of General Alexander Fraser (1824-1898).
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.
Polina Suslova
Apollinaria Prokofyevna Suslova, commonly known as Polina Suslova, was a Russian short story writer, who is perhaps best known as a mistress of writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky, wife of Vasily Ro...
Apollinaria Prokofyevna Suslova, commonly known as Polina Suslova, was a Russian short story writer, who is perhaps best known as a mistress of writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky, wife of Vasily Ro...
Ramabai Ranade
Ramabai Ranade was an Indian womens' rights activist.
Ramabai Ranade was an Indian womens' rights activist.
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.
Rosa Campbell Praed
Rosa Campbell Praed, often credited as Mrs Campbell Praed, was an Australian novelist in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Rosa Campbell Praed, often credited as Mrs Campbell Praed, was an Australian novelist in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Rosa N. Carey
Rosa Nouchette Carey (27 September 1840 – 9 July 1909) was an English children's novelist.
Rosa Nouchette Carey (27 September 1840 – 9 July 1909) was an English children's novelist.
Rosa Nouchette Carey
Rosa Nouchette Carey was an English children's novelist.
Rosa Nouchette Carey was an English children's novelist.
Rosalie Roos
Rosalie Roos, married name Olivecrona (December 9, 1823 - June 4, 1898), was a Swedish feminist activist and writer.
Rosalie Roos, married name Olivecrona (December 9, 1823 - June 4, 1898), was a Swedish feminist activist and writer.
Sarah Helen Whitman
Sarah Helen Power Whitman was a poet, essayist, transcendentalist, Spiritualist and a romantic interest of Edgar Allan Poe.
Sarah Helen Power Whitman was a poet, essayist, transcendentalist, Spiritualist and a romantic interest of Edgar Allan Poe.
Sarah T. Bolton
Sarah T. Bolton (Sarah Tittle Botlon, née Barrett (18 December 1814–5 August 1893)), an American poet and Indiana's "pioneer poet," is best known for her poem “Paddle Your Own Canoe” (1850).
Sarah T. Bolton (Sarah Tittle Botlon, née Barrett (18 December 1814–5 August 1893)), an American poet and Indiana's "pioneer poet," is best known for her poem “Paddle Your Own Canoe” (1850).
Selina Davenport
Selina Davenport (27 June 1779 - 14 July 1859) was an English author of the Romantic period.
Selina Davenport (27 June 1779 - 14 July 1859) was an English author of the Romantic period.
Shen Shanbao
Shen Shanbao was a Chinese poet and writer active during the Qing Dynasty.
Shen Shanbao was a Chinese poet and writer active during the Qing Dynasty.
Sofia Ahlbom
Sofia Carolina Ahlbom (25 November 1803, Västerås - 8 June 1868, Stockholm), was a Swedish drawing artist, engraver, lithographer, photographer, map maker, writer, poet and feminist.
Sofia Carolina Ahlbom (25 November 1803, Västerås - 8 June 1868, Stockholm), was a Swedish drawing artist, engraver, lithographer, photographer, map maker, writer, poet and feminist.
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 Adlersparre
Carin Sophie Adlersparre née Leijonhufvud (Helgerum in Västrum in Kalmar County, Sweden, 6 July 1823 - 27 June 1895), was a Swedish feminist, publisher, editor, writer and friherinna (ba...
Carin Sophie Adlersparre née Leijonhufvud (Helgerum in Västrum in Kalmar County, Sweden, 6 July 1823 - 27 June 1895), was a Swedish feminist, publisher, editor, writer and friherinna (ba...
Sophie von Knorring
Sophie Margareta Zelow von Knorring, (28 September 1797 - 13 February 1848), was a Swedish novelist and noble.
Sophie Margareta Zelow von Knorring, (28 September 1797 - 13 February 1848), was a Swedish novelist and noble.
Sultan Shah Jahan, Begum of Bhopal
Sultan Shahjahan Begum GCSI CI KIH was the Begum of Bhopal for two times: 1844–60, and secondly during 1868–1901.
Sultan Shahjahan Begum GCSI CI KIH was the Begum of Bhopal for two times: 1844–60, and secondly during 1868–1901.
Susan Edmonstone Ferrier
Scottish novelist Susan Edmonstone Ferrier (September 7, 1782 in Edinburgh - 1854) was the daughter of James Ferrier, one of the principal clerks of the Court of Session, in which office he was ...
Scottish novelist Susan Edmonstone Ferrier (September 7, 1782 in Edinburgh - 1854) was the daughter of James Ferrier, one of the principal clerks of the Court of Session, in which office he was ...
Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier
Scottish novelist Susan Edmonstone Ferrier (September 7, 1782 in Edinburgh - 1854) was the daughter of James Ferrier, one of the principal clerks of the Court of Session, in which office he was ...
Scottish novelist Susan Edmonstone Ferrier (September 7, 1782 in Edinburgh - 1854) was the daughter of James Ferrier, one of the principal clerks of the Court of Session, in which office he was ...
Tarabai Shinde
Tarabai Shinde (1850–1910) was a feminist activist who protested patriarchy and caste in 19th century India.
Tarabai Shinde (1850–1910) was a feminist activist who protested patriarchy and caste in 19th century India.
Wanda Malecka
Wanda Malecka (1800 - October 22, 1860) was a Polish editor, translator, poet, novelist, printer, publisher and journalist.
Wanda Malecka (1800 - October 22, 1860) was a Polish editor, translator, poet, novelist, printer, publisher and journalist.
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.
Wilhelmine Schröder
Wilhelmine Schröder was a Swedish telegraphist, writer, and journalist, and was also the confidant and royal mistress of King Charles XV of Sweden.
Wilhelmine Schröder was a Swedish telegraphist, writer, and journalist, and was also the confidant and royal mistress of King Charles XV of Sweden.