atkinson,
kate (born 20 december 1951)
award-winning
english writer.austen, jane (16 december 1775 – 18 july 1817)
english novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in english literature. her realism, biting irony and social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.
bourgeois, louise (25 december 1911 - 31 may 2010)
french-american sculptor, installation artist, painter and printmaker.
brontë, charlotte (april, 21 1816 – march, 31 1855)
english novelist and poet, the eldest of the three brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels are english literature standards.
brontë, emily jane (30 july 1818 – 19 december 1848)
english novelist and poet, best remembered for her only novel, wuthering heights, now considered a classic of english literature.
dickinson, emily elizabeth (december 10, 1830 – may 15, 1886)
american poet. born in amherst, massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life.
drabble, dame margaret (born 5 june 1939)
english novelist, biographer and critic.
du maurier, dame daphne (13 may 1907 – 19 april 1989)
english author and playwright.
gerhardt, ida (may, 11 1905 - august, 15 1997)
classicist and dutch poet of a post-symbolist tradition.
hepburn, katharine (may 12, 1907 – june 29, 2003)
american actress of film, stage, and television. known for her headstrong independence and spirited personality.
huijer, marli [lina maria] (born 6 maart 1955)
dutch professor, philosopher and scientist.
manger, kristin
german blogger, author of li+belle
mcdevitt, mary kate
letterer and illustrator living and working in brooklyn, ny.
munro, alice (born 10 july 1931)
canadian author writing in english. munro's work has been described as having revolutionized the architecture of short stories, especially in its tendency to move forward and backward in time. her stories embed more than announce, reveal more than parade.
plath, sylvia (october 27, 1932 – february 11, 1963)
american poet, novelist and short story writer.
pym, barbara (june 2, 1913 – january 11, 1980)
english novelist. in the 1950s she wrote a series of social comedies
rachmanowa, alya [galina dyuragina] (1898–1991)
russian author and child psychologist known for her diaries, published under the pen name alexandra or alya rachmanova, which describe her childhood, studies and marriage under the russian revolution, and life as a refugee in vienna.
rand, ayn (february 2, 1905 – march 6, 1982)
american novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. known for her two best-selling novels, the fountainhead and atlas shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she called objectivism.
roosevelt, anna eleanor (october 11, 1884 - november 7, 1962)
american politician, the longest-serving first lady of the US
sappho (between 630 and 612 bc - around 570 bc)
greek lyric poet, born on the island of lesbos
schwarz-bart, simone (born 1938)
gaudeloupean author.
shelley, mary wollstonecraft- (august 30, 1797 – february 1, 1851)
english novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her gothic novel frankenstein.
shreve, anita (born 1946)
american writer
silverberg, robbin a, artist & founding director of dobbin mill, a hand-papermaking studio, and dobbin books, a collaborative artist book studio, which publishes small editions by silverberg, in collaboration with other artists.
streep, meryl (born june 22, 1949)
american actress of theater, television, and film. widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses of all time.
tartt, donna (born december 23, 1963)
du maurier, dame daphne (13 may 1907 – 19 april 1989)
english author and playwright.
gerhardt, ida (may, 11 1905 - august, 15 1997)
classicist and dutch poet of a post-symbolist tradition.
hepburn, katharine (may 12, 1907 – june 29, 2003)
american actress of film, stage, and television. known for her headstrong independence and spirited personality.
huijer, marli [lina maria] (born 6 maart 1955)
dutch professor, philosopher and scientist.
manger, kristin
german blogger, author of li+belle
mcdevitt, mary kate
letterer and illustrator living and working in brooklyn, ny.
munro, alice (born 10 july 1931)
canadian author writing in english. munro's work has been described as having revolutionized the architecture of short stories, especially in its tendency to move forward and backward in time. her stories embed more than announce, reveal more than parade.
plath, sylvia (october 27, 1932 – february 11, 1963)
american poet, novelist and short story writer.
pym, barbara (june 2, 1913 – january 11, 1980)
english novelist. in the 1950s she wrote a series of social comedies
russian author and child psychologist known for her diaries, published under the pen name alexandra or alya rachmanova, which describe her childhood, studies and marriage under the russian revolution, and life as a refugee in vienna.
rand, ayn (february 2, 1905 – march 6, 1982)
american novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. known for her two best-selling novels, the fountainhead and atlas shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she called objectivism.
roosevelt, anna eleanor (october 11, 1884 - november 7, 1962)
american politician, the longest-serving first lady of the US
sappho (between 630 and 612 bc - around 570 bc)
greek lyric poet, born on the island of lesbos
schwarz-bart, simone (born 1938)
gaudeloupean author.
shelley, mary wollstonecraft- (august 30, 1797 – february 1, 1851)
english novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her gothic novel frankenstein.
shreve, anita (born 1946)
american writer
silverberg, robbin a, artist & founding director of dobbin mill, a hand-papermaking studio, and dobbin books, a collaborative artist book studio, which publishes small editions by silverberg, in collaboration with other artists.
streep, meryl (born june 22, 1949)
american actress of theater, television, and film. widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses of all time.
tartt, donna (born december 23, 1963)
american writer and author of the novels the secret history (1992), the little friend (2002), and the goldfinch (2013).
thorneycroft fowler, ellen (9 april 1860 - 22 june 1929)
english author.
young, leslie
american blogger and friend, author of let a joy keep you
woolf, [adeline] virginia (25 january 1882 – 28 march 1941)
english writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century.
thorneycroft fowler, ellen (9 april 1860 - 22 june 1929)
english author.
young, leslie
american blogger and friend, author of let a joy keep you
woolf, [adeline] virginia (25 january 1882 – 28 march 1941)
english writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century.