Louise A Bertin
French poet and composer
French poet and composer
English-South African writer
French writer, celebrated for her letters, chiefly written to her daughter
Russian litterateur, and one of the leaders of the party that raised Catherine II to the throne
Protestant martyr
Popular English novelist
American philanthropist and author known for her temperance reform, and in behalf of the advancement of women.
English artist and poetess
German novelist who wrote more than fifty novels
French writer whose Memoirs and Correspondence give a true picture of the refined but corrupt manners which prevailed among the higher classes in France during the reign of Louis XV.