Inez Denny
American artist and writer whose book Blazing The Way, published in 1909, recounted her family’s Oregon Trail migration from Cherry Grove, Illinois, to Portland, Oregon, and the subsequent founding of Seattle.
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Janice Daugharty
Since 1994 Janice Daugharty has published a volume of short fiction, six novels, and numerous short stories and essays.
Ruta Sepetys
Ruta Sepetys is an internationally-acclaimed bestselling author of historical fiction published in over 60 countries and 40 languages.
Gertrude Thomas
Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas is best known for the extensive journal she kept of her life before, during, and after the U.S. Civil War (1861-65).
Grace Goulder-Izant
American writer on Ohio history and lore, widely known for her long-running column in the Plain Dealer Magazine and for several books.
Elizabeth Shaw
20th century Irish artist and children’s author
Elizabeth Smith
1800s Scottish diarist
Joan Arbeiter
American feminist artist
Sue Monk Kidd
Author best known for her 2002 novel The Secret Life of Bees, which has sold over 8 million copies and been translated into thirty-six languages.
Shirley Sargent
Prolific historian of Yosemite National Park