Beryl Markham

British-Kenyan aviator, racehorse trainer and author Beryl Markham was the first person to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from Britain to North America.

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Radclyffe Hall

Distinguished English poet and author renowned for her pioneering novel, “The Well of Loneliness,” a groundbreaking position in lesbian literature.

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Ann Petry

Writer best known for her 1946 novel “The Street,” which became the first novel by an African-American woman to sell more than a million copies.

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