Josefina Plá
JOSEFINA PLÁ was a poet and playwright. She was born in Spain and showed a remarkable talent for writing from an early age. By the time she was twelve, she was writing fiction, drama and poems,...
Joy Barlow
JOY BARLOW, born Juanita Casey, was a poet, playwright, novelist, artist, and horse breeder. She was adopted into a wealthy Southampton-based brewing family; one of her Uncles was a fluent Romani...
Judith Sargent Murray
JUDITH SARGENT MURRAY was an essay writer, playwright, and poet. Born into a merchant family, Murray taught herself history, literature, and philosophy, focusing on the achievements of women...
Julia Ward Howe
JULIA WARD HOWE was an essayist, poet, playwright, magazine editor and women's rights activist. Although best known for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", her writing career was lengthy and...
June Hildegarde Flanner
JUNE HILDEGARDE FLANNER was an American playwright, essayist, poet, and conversationalist. She was born in Indianapolis into a family in the arts with older sisters Janet Flanner (a journalist)...
Júlia Lopes de Almeida
JÚLIA LOPES DE ALMEIDA was an author, playwright, and noted feminist. In 1881, she published her first texts in the Gazeta de Campinas, although at the time literature was not seen as an activity...
Kang Sunghee
KANG SUNGHEE (강성희) was born in what would become North Korea. After majoring in English Literature and acting in a play as part of her graduation project, Kang became inspired to write. But it was...
Kate O’Brien
KATE O’BRIEN was an Irish novelist, journalist, and playwright who began writing fiction while working as a governess abroad. After moving to England, she worked for a British daily newspaper. The...