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Elizabeth Fairburn Colenso

1800s missionary, teacher and Bible translator in New Zealand

Dr Barbara Bates

In 1974, Dr. Barbara Bates developed and wrote a guide to patient history taking that has become the standard text for medical students.

Dr Virginia Davis Floyd

Dr Virginia Davis Floyd makes a difference by extending medical care to underserved populations around the world and integrating indigenous medical traditions with Western methods.

Teresa Crespo de Salvador

Teresa Crespo de Salvador is the author of ten books, most of them poetry collections and children’s books.

Yamila Bêgné has published four collections of short stories and three novels, including Los límites del control (The Control Limits) (2017), Cuplá (2019), and La Máquina de febrero (The February Machine) (2021).

Zaidy Zouain

Zaidy Zouain is the author of the poetry collection, Lilibeth (1979) and a number of essays, including Ensayos históricos sobre Martí (Historical Essays on Martí) and Ensayos históricos sobre la Batalla de Santiago (Historical Essays on the Battle of Santiago).

Rachel de Queiroz

Rachel de Queiroz published over twenty-five novels, plays, crônicas and memoirs, among them O Quinze (The Fifteen) (1930), As três Marias (The Three Marias) (1939) and Dôra Doralina (1975).

Rosa Regàs

Rosa Regàs is the author of six novels, including La canción de Dorotea (Dorotea’s Song), which won the 2001 Planeta Prize, and Música de Cámara (Chamber Music) (2013); four short story collections, including Viento armado (Armed Wind) (2006); and numerous non-fiction books and articles.

Ruth Behar

Known as a writer, anthropologist, and professor, Behar is the author of ten books, including Santa Maria del Monte: The Presence of the Past in a Spanish Village (1986), Translated Woman: Crossing the Border with Esperanza’s Story (1993), and recently Lucky Broken Girl (2018).

Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen is the author of thirteen books of poetry including O nome das coisas (The Name of Things) (1977), Geografia (Geography) (1967), and Ilhas (Islands) (1989).