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Margaret Abbott was the first American woman to win an Olympic event (women's golf tournament at the 1900 Paris Games); she was the first American woman, and the second woman overall to do it. [52] Carro Clark was the first American woman to establish, own and manage a book publishing firm (The C. M. Clark Company opened in Boston). [53] 1905
Ann Eliza Bleecker (1752–1783), American poet and correspondent; Martha Wadsworth Brewster (1710 – c. 1757), American poet and writer; first American-born woman to publish in own name; Magdalene Sophie Buchholm (1758–1825), Norwegian poet; Anna Bunina (1774–1829), Russian poet; Sophia Burrell (1753–1802), English poet and dramatist
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.
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 ...
Pages in category "American women writers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,146 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Western women writers have long been a marginalized group. 1979 was the first year an anthology on western American women writers was published. [11] The Western Literature Association was founded in the 1960's to foster the work of contemporary women writers. [ 11 ]
Women in Shahnameh (17 P) Female Shakespearean characters (2 C, 48 P) V. Female literary villains (87 P) W. Hildegarde Withers (7 P) ... Category: Female characters ...