Julian of Norwich
Religious anchoress and writer
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Ding Ling
Prominent Chinese writer and intellectual of the 1900s.
Katherine Parr
Religious activist and writer; last wife of King Henry VIII
Pari Khan Khanum
Daughter of Shah Tahmasp, Pari Khan Khanum took on a political role during her father’s reign, helping him to rule during his last years of illness in 1500s Iran.
Gloria E Anzaldúa
Groundbreaking Chicana scholar, feminist theorist, writer, and cultural activist.
Shirley Graham Du Bois
African-American writer, composer, educator, and civil rights activist
Nellie McClung
Social activist, politician, author, and one of the most important figures in the Canadian suffragist movement.
Agatha Christie
Internationally renowned English mystery writer and playwright
Dorothy Pakington
British religious writer
Teresa de la Parra
Venezuelan writer, considered one of the most important Latin American literary figures of the early 20th century.