Katherine Philips
English writer known as “the matchless Orinda”
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Ada Bayly
Novelist under the pseudonym of Edna Lyall
Adela Nicolson
English poet
Mary Bosanquet Fletcher
English preacher credited with convincing John Wesley, a founder of Methodism, to allow women to preach in public.
Takamure Itsue
Japanese poet, activist-writer, feminist, anarchist, ethnologist, and historian
Eartha Kitt
American entertainer whose career spanned several decades and encompassed singing, acting, and dancing.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
American author, educational reformer, and social activist
Dorothe Engelbretsdatter
Norwegian author who principally wrote hymns and strongly religious poems and is often considered the first female professional writer.
Mildred Pitts Walter
American author and educator, renowned for her children’s books and young adult novels that often explore themes of racial identity and social justice.
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks
African-American author, poet, and playwright, celebrated for her contributions to African American and Native American literature.