Margaretha van Godewijk
Prominent Dutch Golden Age poet and a painter.
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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.
Francesca Caccini
Italian composer, singer, lutenist, poet, and music teacher in the early Baroque period.
Ava
The first poetess to write in German
Serena Papp-Vary
Hungarian poet
Fukuda Chiyo-ni
Prominent Japanese poet during the Edo period and a Buddhist nun.
Rachel Bluwstein
Hebrew poet
Grace Rhys
Irish author, editor, and poet
Bronisława Wajs
Polish-Romani poet and singer.
Qiu Jin
Qiu Jin (秋瑾) was a Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and author who joined a failed uprising against the Qing dynasty and is celebrated as a national heroine, a martyr for republicanism and feminism.