Gertrude Stein
American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector
American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector
She acted and wrote plays for Provincetown Theater in Massachusetts; she also became a highly paid journalist. In 1921, she was sent to Paris by McCall’s Magazine to study and write about the expatriate movement. She became friends with famous writers and artists including Mina Loy. She frequently visited Natalie Barney’s salon, to read and discuss literature. It was the environment at Barney’s salon that inspired Barnes to write Ladies Almanack (American Women).
American editor, publisher, art gallery owner, and teacher
American educator, the first woman to receive such a doctorate at a European university, president of Bryn Mawr College.
American actress and decorator
American poet
English poet
American dancer and teacher
Army doctor
American poet and critic