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Samuel R. Delany (born 1942), American science fiction author and literary critic. [50] Patrick Dempsey (born 1966), American actor. [51] Paul Dewar (1963–2019), Canadian educator and politician. [52] Callum Dixon (born 2000), British rower. [53] [54] Andrew Dornenburg (born 1958), American chef and author. [55] Nadine Dorries (born 1957 ...
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Maggie in Jennifer Weiner's novel, In Her Shoes (2002) is dyslexic. The novel was adapted to film (In Her Shoes) in 2005. Jackie Flowers, a detective and lawyer in a series of detective novels by mystery writer, Stephanie Kane, is dyslexic. [2] Will Trent, who is a Georgia Bureau of Investigation detective in Karin Slaughter's novels, is dyslexic.
When asked which books influenced him in childhood, American journalist Anderson Cooper, who is dyslexic, responded that, "I also loved the Fonz and read a book when I was around 8 called The Fonz: The Henry Winkler Story. I actually keep it in my office at CNN. Henry Winkler was very important to me when I was a child."
Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh), and raised in Oakland, California, [1] Stein moved to Paris in 1903, and made France her home for the remainder of her life.
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
This is a list of notable women writers. ... Akazome Emon (赤染衛門, late 950s/early 960s – post-1041), poet & historian; Miriam Akavia (1927–2015, ...
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