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Beverly Atlee Cleary (née Bunn; April 12, 1916 – March 25, 2021) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction.One of America's most successful authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first book was published in 1950. [2]
American women writers of young adult literature (392 P) Pages in category "American women children's writers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 914 total.
Rachel Lyman Field (September 19, 1894 – March 15, 1942) [1] was an American novelist, poet, and children's fiction writer. She is best known for her work Hitty, Her First Hundred Years . Field also won a National Book Award , Newbery Honor award and two of her books are on the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award list.
The first American woman and the third woman ever to go to space, flying on the Challenger in 1983, Ride was also the first known LGBTQ+ astronaut. She spent 27 years with her partner Tam O ...
"Progress of the American Woman" from the North American Review, Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1900) [78] "Votes for Women", Mark Twain (1901) [79] Woman, Kate Austin (1901) [80] "Declaration of Principles", by the National American Woman Suffrage Association (1904) [81] The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton (1905) Herland, Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1909 ...
It went on to praise "the new biography, which makes Joe (sic) live again in the courageous, gallant girlhood of this favorite of American story tellers." [4] Invincible Louisa received the Newbery Medal for "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" in 1934. [5] It was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in ...
Katharine Lee Bates (August 12, 1859 – March 28, 1929) was an American author and poet, chiefly remembered for her anthem "America the Beautiful", but also for her many books and articles on social reform, on which she was a noted speaker.
Kelly Barnhill (born December 7, 1973) is an American author of children's literature, fantasy, and science fiction. Her novel The Girl Who Drank the Moon was awarded the 2017 Newbery Medal . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Kirkus Reviews named When Women Were Dragons one of the best science fiction and fantasy books of 2022.