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American journalist, author, women's suffrage advocate, and conservationist [56] Milt Dunnell: 1905–2008: 102: Canadian sportswriter [57] Oscar Dystel: 1912–2014: 101: American publisher [58] Richard Eberhart: 1904–2005: 101: American poet; Pulitzer Prize winner [59] Julius Eisenstein: 1854–1956: 101: Russian-American writer and ...
Emilia Lanier (1569–1645), among first Englishwomen to publish a volume of original poems and seek patronage; Anne Ley (c. 1599–1641), English writer, teacher, and polemicist; Anne de Marquets (c. 1533–1588), French poet; Camille de Morel (1547–1611), French poet and writer; Isabella di Morra (c. 1520–1546), Italian poet of the ...
Linda Pastan (May 27, 1932 – January 30, 2023) was an American poet of Jewish background. From 1991 to 1995 she was Poet Laureate of Maryland. [1] She was known for writing short poems that address topics like family life, domesticity, motherhood, the female experience, aging, death, loss and the fear of loss, as well as the fragility of life and relationships.
Historically, literature has been a male-dominated sphere, and any poetry written by a woman could be seen as feminist. Often, feminist poetry refers to that which was composed after the 1960s and the second wave of the feminist movement. [1] [2] This list focuses on poets who take explicitly feminist approaches to their poetry.
111 years, 221 days: Romanian: Military officer [3] Viola Fletcher: F: May 10, 1914: 110 years, 252 days: American: Survivor of the Tulsa race massacre [4] Anne Baker: F: May 14, 1914: 110 years, 248 days: British: Writer and fundraiser [5] Edith Renfrow Smith: F: July 14, 1914: 110 years, 187 days: American: First African-American woman to ...
D'yan Forest is a working comedian at 90, doing gigs in two languages. She shared some of her tips for staying fit and funny into her 90s. These include having a positive outlook and spending time ...
90-Year-Old Grandmother Is Ready for Romance After 63-Year Lavender Marriage. ... In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Owens and Elida discuss how being true to one's self doesn't have an age ...
Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women is a book of poems by Maya Angelou, published in 1995. [1] The poems in this short volume were published in Angelou's previous volumes of poetry. "Phenomenal Woman," "Still I Rise," and "Our Grandmothers" appeared in And Still I Rise (1978) and "Weekend Glory" appeared in Shaker, Why Don't You Sing ...