Saint Walatta Petros
1600s Ethiopian saint Walatta Petros was a revered religious leader who was a driving force preventing the Catholic colonization of her country and her church.
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Violet Florence Martin
1800s Irish novelist
Artemisa Téllez
Mexican writer, poet, playwright, and workshop facilitator
Martine Rothblatt
Her long list of accomplishments includes creating and commercializing satellite radio, founding a biotechnology company that seeks to provide an unlimited supply of transplantable organs, setting world records for electric flight and delving deep into the future of artificial intelligence with her work on digital immortality.
Dr Lillian-Yvonne Bertram
American poet who directs the MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Maryland.
Edna St Vincent Millay
Pulitizer-winning American poet, playwright and feminist
Amalia Ortiz
Award-winning Tejana performance poet, performer, and playwright
Bushra Rehman
Pakistani-American novelist
Holland Taylor
Over a decades-long career Holland Taylor has racked up an impressive array of theater, television, and film credits.
Sandra Gail Lambert
Though Sandra Gail Lambert didn’t start writing seriously until her late 30s—publishing her first novel at 62—there are advantages to being a “late bloomer.”