María Luisa Ocampo Heredia
MARÍA LUISA OCAMPO HEREDIA was a playwright and translator. Her passion for theatre was shared by her sister, who was an actress. Heredia was a feminist who fought for women’s suffrage in Mexico....
Maria Martínez Abelló
MARIA MARTÍNEZ ABELLÓ was a dramatist, poet and salonnière. She lived during the Age of Enlightenment, which helped create a public space for women in Spain. She took advantage of this and hosted...
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...