Muriel Rukeyser
Renowned Jewish-American writer known for her poetry, essays, biographies, and active political engagement, focusing on themes like equity, women’s rights, social justice, and her Jewish heritage.
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Katherine Millett
American feminist writer, educator, artist and activist.
Edith Simcox
British philosopher, writer, trade union activist, and feminist.
Katharine Coman
Influential American social activist and educator.
Tove Jansson
Finnish author, artist, and illustrator whose most famous works are the children’s novels in the Moomin series
Alice Walker
American author, poet, and activist whose most famous work, “The Color Purple,” published in 1982, is a seminal novel in American literature, known for its powerful portrayal of African American women’s lives in the early 20th century South.
Mabel Hampton
American lesbian activist and dancer during the Harlem Renaissance who played a vital role in Black and LGBTQ+ organizations, most notably the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
Anne Lister
English diarist known for being recognized as “the first modern lesbian.”
Hilde Radusch
German political activist engaged in anti-fascist resistance.
Gladys Bentley
American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance.