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,...
Marie-Adélaïde Barthélemy-Hadot
MARIE-ADÉLAÏDE BEARTHÉLEMY-HADOT was a French novelist and playwright. She was also a member and municipal officer of the Revolutionary Committee during the French Revolution. She believed the...
Marie Aspioti
MARIE ASPIOTI was a Greek playwright, writer, poet, and magazine publisher. She was born into a very wealthy family living in the Villa Rosa mansion in the suburb of Corfu. She published her first...
Marie-Catherine de Villedieu
MARIE-CATHERINE DE VILLEDIEU, born Marie-Catherine Desjardins and also known as MADAME DE VILLEDIEU, was a novelist and playwright. She moved to Paris with her mother when she was fifteen, after...