María Martínez Sierra
MARÍA DE LA O LEJÁRRAGA GARCÍA, known by her married name, MARÍA MARTÍNEZ SIERRA, was a Spanish playwright, writer, feminist, translator, and politician. Shea was one of the first women in Spain...
Mariana Starke
MARIANA STARKE was born in India, then lived in Italy and France. She originally wished to write poems and plays, but could not achieve favor from the public or critics. Discouraged but inspired...
Marian de Forest
MARIAN DE FOREST was an American journalist, playwright, and founder of Zonta International. De Forest was one of the first female reporters in Western New York and wrote for The Buffalo Evening...
Marianne Chambers
MARIANNE CHAMBERS was an English playwright born in 1778. At 21 years old, she published her first novel, He Deceives Himself: A Domestic Tale, in three volumes; the novel was highly praised in...
Maria Pawlikowska-Janorzewska
MARIA PAWLIKOWKSA-JASNORZEWSKA was a poet and playwright known as the “Polish Sappho.” She was surrounded by a family of artists growing up, and split her time between painting and writing poetry....
Maria Ruiz de Burton
MARÍA RUÍZ DE BURTON was born in Mexico but relocated to the U.S. side of the California border after marrying one of the commanders responsible for Mexico's defeat. As the wife of an Army...
María Teresa León
MARÍA TERESA LEÓN was a writer, activist, and cultural ambassador. She came from a wealthy family, but moved around Spain frequently because of her father’s job in the Spanish army. She found...
Maria Vilalta i Soteras
MARIA VILALTA I SOTERAS known as Maruxa Vilalta, was a Catalan-born Mexican playwright and theatre director whose work has been translated widely and produced internationally. Born in Barcelona,...