Sarah Orne Jewett
American novelist, and writer of short stories who excelled in the simple and intimate portrayal of New England character in its finer and gentler moods.
American novelist, and writer of short stories who excelled in the simple and intimate portrayal of New England character in its finer and gentler moods.
Saint Catherine of Siena as a child believed herself to have seen a holy vision, and became convinced that God Himself had come to call her to a better life. She gave up childish amusements, and, fasting and praying, even scourging herself, she filled her life with penances in the manner of the grown-up holy men and women about her.
American essayist and critic who contributed to many periodicals such as Scribner’s and the Atlantic Monthly, and has spent much of her time in Europe. Her essays are distinguished for dignity of treatment, a lucid style, and a delicate sense of humor, with not a little irony.
American novelist, poet and essayist
American author and sculptor
American poet and critic
American poet
Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist
Journalist, short-story writer, and novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings is best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Yearling (1938).
Bernice Johnson Reagon is a renowned composer, historian, musician, and activist. She is also credited with founding Sweet Honey in the Rock, an all-female and all-Black acapella group. Much of her work centers Black identity and social justice and many of her musical projects highlight the Civil Rights Era.