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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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