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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.

Mary Sidney

Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, was a distinguished Englishwoman known for her poetry and literary support.

Muriel Rukeyser

Renowned Jewish-American writer known for her poetry, essays, biographies, and active political engagement, focusing on themes like equity, women’s rights, social justice, and her Jewish heritage.

Rita F Dove

American poet who served as Poet Laureate Consultant to the Library of Congress.

Marya Chéliga-Loevy

Polish-French writer, playwright, feminist and pacifist.

Dorothy Parker

American poet, writer, critic, and satirist from New York City. She was celebrated for her sharpness, humor, and insights into urban life in the 20th century.

American poet, writer, and teacher who played a pivotal role in the Black Arts Movement and authored more than a dozen books of poetry, as well as short stories, critical essays, plays, and children’s books.

Teresa Wilms Montt

Chilean writer and poet known for her anarcha-feminist beliefs.

Alice Walker

American author, poet, and activist whose most famous work, “The Color Purple,” published in 1982, is a seminal novel in American literature, known for its powerful portrayal of African American women’s lives in the early 20th century South.