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Sei Shōnagon
Poet and author Sei Shōnagon was a court lady who served the Empress Teishi (Sadako) around the year 1000 during the middle Heian period. She is the author of The Pillow Book (枕草子, makura no sōshi), a collection of essays, anecdotes, poems and descriptive passages inspired by moments in her daily life.
Wáng Zhènyì
Qing dynasty scientist Wang Zhenyi accomplished much in her short life, excelling particularly in astronomy, mathematics and poetry.
Mary Mapes Dodge
American editor, author and poet
Mary Downing
Irish poet and nationalist
Mary Tighe
Irish poet
Harriot Stanton Blatch
American social reformer
Lillie Langtry
English actress, producer and memoirist
Dorothy Pakington
English authoress and moralist
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
English novelist