1000 Years Of Women Writing Plays

Mary Chase

Mary Chase

MARY CHASE, born MARY AGNES MCDONOUGH COYLE, was a journalist, playwright, and novelist. She began her career as a beat reporter for local newspapers in Denver, but in the 1930s went freelance and...

Mary Davys

Mary Davys

MARY DAVYS was an Irish-born novelist and playwright, raised in obscurity. Most of her childhood is uncertain, even her birth name. Comments by Jonathan Swift, who attended Trinity College Dublin...

Mary Devenport O'Neill

Mary Devenport O'Neill

MARY DEVENPORT O’NEILL was an Irish poet and playwright. She attended the Metropolitan School of Art, and became known for her unconventional and modern ideas. She married novelist Joseph O'Neill,...

Mary Frances Gunner

Mary Frances Gunner

MARY FRANCES GUNNER was a playwright and community leader born into a family of political activists. She was the only Black female student at Suffern High School, but finished as valedictorian and...

Mary Hunter Austin

Mary Hunter Austin

MARY HUNTER AUSTIN was an American novelist, playwright and essayist. She moved with her family from Illinois to the San Joaquin Valley in 1888. For 17 years, she closely studied indigenous life...

Mary Leonora Carrington

Mary Leonora Carrington

MARY LEONORA CARRINGTON was a British-born surrealist painter, novelist, and playwright. She grew up in England, where she began to pursue a career in art. In 1938, Carrington moved to France with...

Mary Manning

Mary Manning

MARY MANNING was a novelist, playwright, and film critic born in Dublin. She studies acting at the Abbey Theatre. Throughout the 1920s and 30s, Manning worked as a film critic for the Irish...

Mary O’Malley

Mary O’Malley

MARY O’MALLEY was a theatre director who wrote her first play at thirteen years old. Inspired by her trip to the Abbey Theatre, she wrote and directed The Lost Princess. She became a key member of...

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