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Eighteenth century advocate for women's rights Mary Wollstonecraft (1797–1851), put great emphasis on the power of the poetic imagination as a liberator tool, and many nineteenth century British women writers were inspired by Wollstonecraft to use poetry to enter public debates about gender roles, poverty, and slavery.
Adrienne Cecile Rich (/ ˈ æ d r i ə n / AD-ree-ən; May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012) was an American poet, essayist and feminist.She was called "one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century", [1] [2] and was credited with bringing "the oppression of women and lesbians to the forefront of poetic discourse". [3]
This is a list of feminist poets.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.
Neriman Cahit (born 1937), Turkish Cypriot poet, author and prominent women's rights advocate; Diana Chang (1934–2009), Chinese American novelist and poet; Hélène Cixous (born 1937), Algerian-born French poet, playwright and philosopher; Gillian Clarke (born 1937), Welsh poet, playwright, editor, broadcaster, lecturer and translator
Endorsing Women's Enfranchisement, Adelle Hazlett (1871) [38] Hit: Essays on Women's Rights, Mary Edwards Walker (1871) On the Progress of Education and Industrial Avocations for Women, Matilda Joslyn Gage (1871) [39] "Put Us In Your Place" from The Revolution, Lillie Blake (1871) [40] On Woman's Right to Suffrage, Susan B. Anthony (1872) [41]
Kalbasi is the author of the full-length poetry collection Echoes in Exile [6] (PRA Publishing, USA, 2006), which has been featured on Stony Brook University’s Women and Gender Studies reading list. A two-time Pushcart Prize nominee and a nominee for the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation, she has received a United Nations humanitarian award ...
Scars Upon My Heart is recognized as a pioneering presentation of women's literary expression during the First World War, giving voice to women's experiences, thoughts, and emotions. [1] [2] In the words of Jennifer Kilgore-Caradec, the book 'largely contributed to the current reevaluation of poetry written by women during World War I'. [3]
Marjorie Evasco at the International Poetry Festival of Medellín, 2008.. Marjorie Evasco (born September 21, 1953) is a Filipina poet.She writes in two languages: English and Cebuano-Visayan and is a supporter of women's rights, especially of women writers.