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Aisha Abd al-Rahman 1913-1998 From: Egypt Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: Egyptian writer, professor Alice Adams 1926-1999 From: United States: Virginia Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: novelist, short story writer Joy Adamson 1910-1980 From: Austria, Kenya Fields: Art, Environment, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: naturalist, painter and author Fleur Adcock 1934- From: New Zealand, United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: poet Remi Adedeji 1937- From: Nigeria Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: Nigerian children's story writer Halide Edib Adivar 1883-1964 From: Turkey Fields: Activism and Social Service, Education, Government and Politics, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry, Military and Warfare Key Words/Phrases: novelist, feminist Grace Aguilar 1816-1847 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry, Religion Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist, religious reformer Delmira Agustini 1886-1914 From: Uruguay Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: poet Ama Ata Aidoo 1942- From: Ghana, United States: California Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist, playwright Bella Akhatovna Akhmadulina 1937- From: Russia Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: Russian poet Anna Akhmatova 1889-1966 From: Russia, Ukraine Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: modernist poet Al-Khansa 6th century AD-7th century AD From: Saudi Arabia Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: poet Louisa May Alcott 1832-1888 From: United States: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: novelist, writer Sibilla Aleramo 1876-1960 From: Italy Fields: Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, feminist Cecil Frances Alexander 1818-1895 From: Ireland Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: hymn writer Isabel Allende 1942- From: Chile, United States: California Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: journalist, writer Lou Andreas-Salome 1861-1937 From: Germany, Russia Fields: Literature and Poetry, Psychology Key Words/Phrases: psychoanalyst, author Maya Angelou 1928- From: United States: Arkansas, California, Missouri, North Carolina Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: poet, novelist, activist, actress Mathilde Franziska Anneke 1817-1884 From: Germany, United States: Wisconsin Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Katharine Susan Anthony 1877-1965 From: United States: Arkansas, New York Fields: Education, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Sawako Ariyoshi 1931-1984 From: Japan Fields: Literature and Poetry Daisy Ashford 1881-1972 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Hanan Ashrawi 1946- From: Palestine Fields: Activism and Social Service, Education, Government and Politics, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Sylvia Ashton-Warner 1908-1984 From: New Zealand Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Thea Astley 1925-2004 From: Australia Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Louise Aston 1814-1871 From: Germany Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Margaret Eleanor Atwood 1939- From: Canada Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Jane Austen 1775-1817 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist Mariama Ba 1929-1981 From: Senegal Fields: Education, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Julia Burnelle Smade Babcock 1868-1962 From: United States: Arkansas Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Ingeborg Bachmann 1926-1973 From: Austria, Italy Fields: Literature and Poetry Elisaveta Bagryana 1893-1991 From: Bulgaria Fields: Literature and Poetry Joanna Baillie 1762-1851 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Augusta Baker 1911-1998 From: United States: Maryland, New York, South Carolina Fields: Activism and Social Service, Education, Literature and Poetry Anna Laetitia Aikin Barbauld 1743-1825 From: United Kingdom Fields: Education, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Marjorie Faith Barnard 1897-1987 From: Australia Fields: History, Literature and Poetry Djuna Barnes 1892-1982 From: France, United Kingdom, United States: New York Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Natalie Clifford Barney 1876-1972 From: France, United States: Ohio, Washington DC Fields: Literature and Poetry, Other Emilia Pardo Bazan 1851-1921 From: Spain Fields: Literature and Poetry Aphra Behn 1640-1689 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell 1868-1926 From: United Kingdom Fields: Archaeology, Government and Politics, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: archaeologist, traveler, writer, administrator, helped establish Iraq's borders Elizabeth Bishop 1911-1979 From: Canada, United States: Massachusetts Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Clementina Black 1854-1922 From: United Kingdom Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry, Management and Labor Relations Tonya Bolden 1959- From: United States: New York Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Corrie ten Boom 1892-1983 From: Netherlands Fields: Literature and Poetry Anne Bradstreet 1612-1672 From: United Kingdom, United States: Massachusetts Fields: Literature and Poetry The Bronte Family 1818-1848 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Gwendolyn Brooks 1917-2000 From: United States: Illinois, Kansas Fields: Literature and Poetry Helen Gurley Brown 1922- From: United States: Arkansas, California Fields: Business and Finance, Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1859 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Pearl S. Buck 1892-1973 From: China, United States: Pennsylvania, West Virginia Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize in Literature Fanny Burney 1752-1840 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Margaret Taylor Burroughs 1917- From: United States: Illinois, Louisiana Fields: Art, Education, Literature and Poetry Akosua Busia 1966- From: Ghana, United States Fields: Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Octavia Butler 1947- From: United States: California, Washington Fields: Literature and Poetry Ada Cambridge 1844-1926 From: Australia, United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Minna Canth 1844-1897 From: Finland Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Emily Carr 1871-1945 From: Canada Fields: Art, Literature and Poetry Rachel Carson 1907-1964 From: United States: Maine, Maryland, Pennsylvania Fields: Biology, Environment, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: marine biologist, nature writer, environmentalist Angela Carter 1940-1992 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Barbara Cartland 1901-2000 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Rosario Castellanos 1925-1974 From: Mexico Fields: Literature and Poetry Willa Cather 1873-1947 From: United States Fields: Literature and Poetry Kate Chopin 1851-1904 From: United States: Missouri Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: Awakening, novel, novelist Agatha Christie 1891-1968 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: mystery writer, crime stories Caryl Churchill 1938- From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Sandra Cisneros 1954- From: United States: Iowa Fields: Literature and Poetry Rebecca Sophia Clarke 1833-1906 From: United States: Maine Fields: Literature and Poetry Lillia C. Clemente 1941- From: Philippines Fields: Business and Finance, Literature and Poetry Lucille Clifton 1936- From: United States: Maryland, New York Fields: Literature and Poetry Colette 1873-1954 From: France Fields: Literature and Poetry Ivy Compton-Burnett 1892-1969 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Felicite Angers (Laure Conan) 1845-1924 From: Canada Fields: Literature and Poetry Isabella Valancy Crawford 1850-1887 From: Canada Fields: Literature and Poetry Tsitsi Dangarembga 1959- From: United Kingdom, Zimbabwe Fields: Literature and Poetry Simone de Beauvoir 1908-1986 From: France Fields: Human Rights, Literature and Poetry, Philosophy Christine de Pisan c.1364-c.1430 From: France, Italy Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, poet Ella Cara Deloria 1888-1971 From: United States: South Dakota Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Anita Desai 1937- From: India, United States Fields: Literature and Poetry Charlotte Despard 1844-1939 From: Ireland, United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Emily Elizabeth Dickinson 1830-1886 From: United States: Massachusetts Fields: Literature and Poetry Rita Dove 1952- From: United States: Arizona, Ohio, Virginia Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: U.S. Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, professor Menan du Plessis 1952- From: South Africa Fields: Literature and Poetry Amelia Earhart 1897-1937 From: United States: Kansas, Massachusetts Fields: Aviation and Space Exploration, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: aviatrix, pilot, aviation pioneer, author Maria Edgeworth 1767-1849 From: Ireland, United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry George Eliot 1819-1880 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Buchi Emecheta 1944- From: Nigeria, United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry En Heduanna circa 2354 BC- From: Iraq Fields: Astronomy, Literature and Poetry Jessie Redmon Fauset 1882-1961 From: United States: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington DC Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Fanny Fern (Sara Payson Willis Parton) 1811-1872 From: United States: Maine, New York Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, columnist Janet Flanner 1892-1978 From: France, United States: Indiana, New York Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, journalist Anne Frank 1929-1945 From: Germany, Netherlands Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: diarist, Jewish victim of Holocaust Mary Gaunt 1861-1942 From: Australia, Italy, United Kingdom Fields: Exploration and Adventure, Literature and Poetry Meryl Getline 1953- From: United States: California, Colorado, Ohio Fields: Aviation and Space Exploration, Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Nikki Giovanni 1943- From: United States: Tennessee, Virginia Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: poet, professor Lorraine Hansberry 1930-1965 From: United States: Illinois, New York Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: playwright, essayist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper 1825-1911 From: United States: Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Bessie Head 1937-1986 From: Botswana, South Africa Fields: Literature and Poetry Heloise (abbess) c. 1101-1164 From: France, Sweden Fields: Literature and Poetry, Religion Key Words/Phrases: nun, abbess, writer, scholar Hildegard of Bingen 1098-1179 From: Germany Fields: Biology, Education, Health and Medicine, Literature and Poetry, Music, Philosophy, Religion, Other Key Words/Phrases: mystic, nun, abbess, counselor, scientist, composer, polymath Amanda Hocking 1984- From: United States: Minnesota Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 From: United States: New York, Rhode Island Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: abolitionist, social activist, poet, wrote "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" Zora Neale Hurston 1891-1960 From: United States: Florida, New York Fields: Anthropology, Literature and Poetry Noni Jabavu 1919-2008 From: Botswana, South Africa, United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Harriet Jacobs 1813-1897 From: United States: Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Washington DC Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Farida Karodia 1942- From: Canada, South Africa, Zambia Fields: Literature and Poetry Keiko Ochiai 1945- From: Japan Fields: Business and Finance, Literature and Poetry Helen Keller 1880-1968 From: United States: Alabama, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: author, political activist, lecturer, deaf/blind Fanny Kemble 1809-1893 From: United Kingdom Fields: Human Rights, Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, actor, abolitionist, writer Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 1929-1994 From: United States: New York Fields: Literature and Poetry, Other Key Words/Phrases: First Lady, editor Jamaica Kincaid 1949- From: Antigua and Barbuda, United States: New York Fields: Literature and Poetry Wendy Kopp 1967- From: United States: Texas Fields: Activism and Social Service, Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: Founder and CEO of Teach for America Ellen Kuzwayo 1914-2006 From: South Africa Fields: Activism and Social Service, Government and Politics, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Nella Larsen 1893-1964 From: United States: Illinois, New York Fields: Health and Medicine, Literature and Poetry Anita Loos 1888-1981 From: United States: California, New York Fields: Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: screenwriter, playwright, author, actress Audre Lorde 1934-1992 From: United States: New York Fields: Literature and Poetry Audre Geraldine Lorde 1934-1992 From: United States: New York Fields: Literature and Poetry Clare Boothe Luce 1903-1987 From: United States: Connecticut, New York, Washington DC Fields: Government and Politics, Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: playwright, editor, journalist, ambassador, U.S. Congresswoman Agnes Maule Machar 1837-1927 From: Canada Fields: Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist, activist Sindiwe Magona 1943- From: South Africa, United States: New York Fields: Literature and Poetry J. Nozipo Maraire 1966- From: Zimbabwe, United States: Connecticut, Massachusetts Fields: Health and Medicine, Literature and Poetry Frances Marion 1888-1973 From: United States: California Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, journalist, screenwriter Anne McCaffrey 1926-2011 From: Ireland, United States Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: Dragonriders of Pern, fantasy, sci fi, science fiction Terry McMillan 1951- From: United States: California, Michigan Fields: Literature and Poetry Gcina Mhlope 1959- From: South Africa Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Gabriela Mistral 1889-1957 From: Chile, United States: New York Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: poet, educator, Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison 1931- From: United States: New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington DC Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Mourning Dove (Christine Quintasket) 1888-1936 From: United States: Idaho, Washington Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist Micere Githae Mugo 1942- From: Kenya, Zimbabwe Fields: Activism and Social Service, Education, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Murasaki Shikibu 978?-1026? From: Japan Fields: Literature and Poetry Sarojini Naidu 1879-1949 From: India Fields: Activism and Social Service, Government and Politics, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: poet, activist, freedom fighter, governor Rebeka Njau 1932- From: Kenya Fields: Literature and Poetry Mpho Matsepo Nthunya 1930- From: Lesotho, South Africa Fields: Literature and Poetry Martina Awele Nwakoby 1944?- From: Nigeria, United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Flora Nwapa 1931-1993 From: Nigeria Fields: Government and Politics, Literature and Poetry Mary Flannery O'Connor 1925-1964 From: United States: Georgia Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist Asenath Bole Odaga 1938- From: Kenya Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer of children's literature, teacher Grace Ogot 1930- From: Kenya Fields: Government and Politics, Health and Medicine, Literature and Poetry Molara Ogundipe-Leslie From: Nigeria Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Osonye Tess Onwueme 1955- From: Nigeria, United States: Wisconsin Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Pan Chao 45 CE-116 CE From: China Fields: History, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: historian, scholar, poet Betty Paoli 1814-1894 From: Austria Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: poet Dorothy Parker 1893-1967 From: United States: California, New Jersey Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, poet Ida Pfeiffer 1797-1858 From: Austria Fields: Exploration and Adventure, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: traveler, explorer, author Rosamunde Pilcher 1924- From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist Sylvia Plath 1932-1963 From: United Kingdom, United States: Massachusetts Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, poet, novelist Katherine Anne Porter 1890-1980 From: United States: New York, Texas Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, journalist, novelist, activist Beatrix Potter 1866-1943 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: children's author, illustrator Florence Prusmack 1921- From: United States: Florida Fields: Literature and Poetry Qiu Jin 1875-1907 From: China Fields: Government and Politics, Literature and Poetry Anna Quindlen 1952- From: United States: New York, Pennsylvania Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist, journalist, columnist Ayn Rand 1905-1982 From: Russia, United States: California Fields: Literature and Poetry, Philosophy Key Words/Phrases: novelist, philosopher Adrienne Rich 1929- From: United States: Maryland, Massachusetts, New York Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: poet, essayist, feminist Mary Roberts Rinehart 1876-1958 From: United States: Pennsylvania, Washington DC Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, author, murder mysteries Charlemae Hill Rollins 1897-1979 From: United States: Illinois, Mississippi, Oklahoma Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Ishbel Ross 1895?-1975 From: United Kingdom, United States: New York Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: journalist, writer Christina Georgina Rossetti 1830-1894 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: poet Mary Rowlandson c.1637-1710 From: United Kingdom, United States: Massachusetts Fields: Literature and Poetry, Other Key Words/Phrases: captive, diarist Emily Ruete 1844-1924 From: Germany, Tanzania Fields: Exploration and Adventure, Literature and Poetry Nawal El Saadawi 1931- From: Egypt Fields: Activism and Social Service, Health and Medicine, Literature and Poetry George Sand 1804-1876 From: France Fields: Literature and Poetry Sappho 625 B.C.E-570 B.C.E. From: Greece Fields: Literature and Poetry May Sarton 1912-1995 From: Belgium, United States: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire Fields: Literature and Poetry May Sayigh 1940- From: France, Palestine Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Olive Schreiner 1855-1920 From: South Africa Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Anne Sexton 1928-1974 From: United States: Massachusetts Fields: Literature and Poetry Saira Shah 1964- From: United Kingdom Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: journalist Mary Shelley 1797-1851 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist Murasaki Shikibu c.978-c.1026 From: Japan Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist Utako Shimoda 1854-1936 From: Japan Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, poet Leslie Marmon Silko 1948- From: United States: New Mexico Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist Gillian Slovo 1952- From: South Africa, United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist, playwright Elizabeth Oakes Smith 1806-1893 From: United States: Maine, New York Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist, poet, activist Zulu Sofola 1935-1995 From: Nigeria Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak 1942- From: India, United States: New York Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry, Philanthropy Key Words/Phrases: writer, literary critic, professor, philanthropist Gertrude Stein 1874-1946 From: France, United States: Pennsylvania Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811-1896 From: United States: Connecticut, Maine Fields: Education, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist, abolitionist, teacher Efua Theodora Sutherland 1924-1996 From: Ghana Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Kate Swift 1923-2011 From: United States: New York Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: feminist. writer, editor, promoted non-sexist language Wislawa Szymborska 1923- From: Poland Fields: Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: poet, Nobel Prize Amy Tan 1952- From: United States: California Fields: Literature and Poetry Sara Teasdale 1884-1933 From: United States: Missouri Fields: Literature and Poetry Celia Laighton Thaxter 1835-1894 From: United States: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire Fields: Literature and Poetry Helen Thayer 1938?- From: New Zealand, United States: Washington Fields: Exploration and Adventure, Literature and Poetry, Sports Key Words/Phrases: explorer, traveled to the North Pole, the South Pole, walked the Sahara and the Gobi Deserts... Miriam Tlali 1933- From: South Africa Fields: Literature and Poetry Sophia Tolstoy 1844-1919 From: Russia Fields: Literature and Poetry, Photography Catharine Parr Traill 1802-1899 From: Canada, United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Frances Trollope 1780-1863 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry Marina Tsvetaeva 1892-1941 From: France, Russia Fields: Literature and Poetry Barbara Tuchman 1912-1989 From: United States: New York Fields: History, Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Fadwa Tuqan 1917-2003 From: Palestine Fields: Literature and Poetry Adaora Lily Ulasi 1932- From: Nigeria, United Kingdom Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Sigrid Undset 1882-1949 From: Denmark, Norway Fields: Literature and Poetry Mona Van Duyn 1921-2004 From: United States: Iowa, Missouri Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Yvonne Vera 1964-2005 From: Canada, Zimbabwe Fields: Literature and Poetry Bertha von Suttner 1843-1914 From: Austria Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Key Words/Phrases: writer, novelist, activist, pacifist, Nobel Prize winner Alice Walker 1944- From: United States: California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Jean Webster 1876-1916 From: United States: New York Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Eudora Welty 1909-2001 From: United States: Mississippi Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry, Photography Rebecca West 1892-1983 From: United Kingdom Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Literature and Poetry Edith Wharton 1862-1937 From: France, United States: Massachusetts, New York Fields: Architecture and Interior Design, Literature and Poetry Phillis Wheatley 1753-1784 From: Senegal, United States: Massachusetts Fields: Literature and Poetry Laura Ingalls Wilder 1867-1957 From: United States: Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin Fields: Literature and Poetry Terry Tempest Williams 1955- From: United States: Utah Fields: Activism and Social Service, Literature and Poetry Mary Wollstonecraft 1759-1797 From: United Kingdom Fields: Human Rights, Literature and Poetry, Philosophy Virginia Woolf 1882-1941 From: United Kingdom Fields: Human Rights, Literature and Poetry Agnes Yarnall From: United States Fields: Art, Literature and Poetry Susannah York 1939-2011 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, TV star, TV, movie star, movies, children's books Yosano Akiko 1878-1942 From: Japan Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry Rose Zwi 1928- From: Australia, Mexico, South Africa Fields: Literature and Poetry |
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