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Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), born Simone-Lucie-Ernestine-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir was a French author, philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist.

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Gwendolyn Brooks

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National Poetry Month

American Poetry

Poetry Month

Gwendolyn Brooks, Esteemed American Poet | LiteraryLadiesGuide

Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was an American poet whose works included sonnets and ballads as well as blues rhythm in free verse.

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Grace Paley, Short Story Writer, Essayist, and Activist

Grace Paley (1922-2007), best known for her short stories depicting the dailiness of women’s lives, was also a poet, teacher, and political activist.

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May Sarton

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May Sarton, Novelist, Poet, and Memoirist | LiteraryLadiesGuide

May Sarton, born Eleanore Marie Sarton (1912-1995) was an American poet, novelist, and memoirist.

Nobel Prize In Literature

Doris Lessing, Author of The Golden Notebook | LiteraryLadiesGuide

Doris Lessing (1919-2013) was a novelist, playwright, poet, short story writer, and biographer.

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Edna St. Vincent Millay, Groundbreaking American Poet

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) was an American poet and playwright who continues to be regarded as a major figure in twentieth-century literature.

Dodie Smith, Author of I Capture the Castle & The 101 Dalmatians

Dodie Smith (1896-1990), born Dorothy Gladys Smith was a British novelist and playwright. Perhaps best known for The Hundred and One Dalmations, her young adult novel I Capture the Castle is also a beloved classic work.

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Amy Lowell, American Imagist Poet | LiteraryLadiesGuide

Amy Lowell (1874-1925) was an American poet known for a form of poetry called Imagism. Imagist poetry, according to her, “concentration is of the very essence of poetry” and aimed to “produce poetry that is hard and clear, never blurred nor indefinite."

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Katherine Mansfield, Master Short Story Writer

Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923)

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Elizabeth Queen Of England

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Anna Sewell, Author of Black Beauty | LiteraryLadiesGuide

Anna Sewell (1820-1878) was a British novelist who had only one published book — Black Beauty — to her name.

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Romantic Poet | LiteraryLadiesGuide

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861), the immensely accomplished British poet, immortalized the lines: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach. (from Sonnets of the Portuguese, 1850)

Elizabeth Gaskell, Iconic Victorian Novelist | LiteraryLadiesGuide

British author Elizabeth Gaskell (née Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson, 1810-1865) was known for short stories and novels focusing on social classes, from the poor to the middle class to the rich.

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Fascinating facts about Louisa May Alcott

Facts about Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and so much more. #LouisaMayAlcott #LittleWomen

Kate Chopin, author of The Awakening

A biography of Kate Chopin, best known for the iconic and controversial 1899 novella, The Awakening. #KateChopin #TheAwakening

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Edna St. Vincent Millay, American Poet

Simone de Beauvoir, Author of The Second Sex | LiteraryLadiesGuide

Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), born Simone-Lucie-Ernestine-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir was a French author, philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist.

Back To School Poem

Gwendolyn Brooks

African American Poets

Poems About School

Poetry Foundation

National Poetry Month

American Poetry

Poetry Month

Gwendolyn Brooks, Esteemed American Poet | LiteraryLadiesGuide

Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was an American poet whose works included sonnets and ballads as well as blues rhythm in free verse.

Grace Paley, Short Story Writer, Essayist, and Activist

Grace Paley (1922-2007), best known for her short stories depicting the dailiness of women’s lives, was also a poet, teacher, and political activist.

May Sarton

Unitarian Universalist

May Sarton, Novelist, Poet, and Memoirist | LiteraryLadiesGuide

May Sarton, born Eleanore Marie Sarton (1912-1995) was an American poet, novelist, and memoirist.

Nobel Prize In Literature

Doris Lessing, Author of The Golden Notebook | LiteraryLadiesGuide

Doris Lessing (1919-2013) was a novelist, playwright, poet, short story writer, and biographer.

Edna St. Vincent Millay, Groundbreaking American Poet

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) was an American poet and playwright who continues to be regarded as a major figure in twentieth-century literature.

Dodie Smith, Author of I Capture the Castle & The 101 Dalmatians

Essayist

Fascinating Quotes

Quotes Poem

Famous Historical Figures

Team Development

Forms Of Poetry

Short Essay

Amy Lowell, American Imagist Poet | LiteraryLadiesGuide

Katherine Mansfield, Master Short Story Writer

Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923)

Elizabeth Queen Of England

Horse Story

Famous Photos

Extraordinary People

Anna Sewell, Author of Black Beauty | LiteraryLadiesGuide

Anna Sewell (1820-1878) was a British novelist who had only one published book — Black Beauty — to her name.

Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Romantic Poet | LiteraryLadiesGuide

Elizabeth Gaskell, Iconic Victorian Novelist | LiteraryLadiesGuide

British author Elizabeth Gaskell (née Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson, 1810-1865) was known for short stories and novels focusing on social classes, from the poor to the middle class to the rich.

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