Marya Chéliga-Loevy
Polish-French writer, playwright, feminist and pacifist.
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Dr Barbara Mertz
American author and Egyptologist who wrote under her name and pseudonyms Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels. She earned a Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago in 1952 and was celebrated for her mystery novels, including the Amelia Peabody series.
Ursula K Le Guin
American author known for her significant contributions to speculative fiction. Le Guin’s career spanned nearly six decades. She authored over twenty novels, over a hundred short stories, poetry, literary critiques, translations, and children’s books.
Alice Walker
American author, poet, and activist whose most famous work, “The Color Purple,” published in 1982, is a seminal novel in American literature, known for its powerful portrayal of African American women’s lives in the early 20th century South.
Clarissa Minnie Thompson Allen
Renowned author known for her tales of affluent African-American families in the South.
Nelly Sachs
Poet and playwright whose life was profoundly shaped by the horrors of World War II and the ascent of the Nazis in Europe, leading her to become a powerful voice representing the sorrows and aspirations of her fellow Jews.
Grace Rhys
Irish author, editor, and poet
Ismat Chughtai
Indian Urdu writer known for novels, short stories, and films.
Mary Colum
Irish critic, editor, and teacher
Jane Mander
New Zealand journalist