1000 Years Of Women Writing Plays

Anna Catharina Materna

Anna Catharina Materna

ANNA CATHARINA MATERNA, née VON DER LÜHE, joined one of the first performing troupes at the Royal Danish Theatre, after they advertised a shortage of actresses, in an era when it was shameful for...

Anna Cora Mowatt

Anna Cora Mowatt

ANNA CORA MOWATT was an author, playwright, actress, and preservationist. She eloped with her first husband, a prominent and wealthy lawyer, at the age of 15. He encouraged her to write and...

Anna Magdalene Thoresen

Anna Magdalene Thoresen

ANNA MAGDALENE THORESEN, née KRAGH, was a poet, novelist, short story writer and playwright. Originally born in Denmark, she moved to Norway in 1842 to become a governess for a widower with five...

Anna Maria Hall

Anna Maria Hall

ANNA MARIA HALL, writer, editor and philanthropist, was born in Ireland but moved to England at the age of 15. She made her writing debut in 1829 with a series of sketches, later collected in one...

Anne Barbara Ridler

Anne Barbara Ridler

ANNE BARBARA RIDLER was a British poet, editor, and playwright. She was born into a family of editors and authors and graduated from King’s College London in 1932 with a diploma in journalism. She...

Anne Caldwell

Anne Caldwell

ANNE CALDWELL, aka ANNE CALDWELL O'DEA, was an American playwright and lyricist for Broadway shows. She was a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, and from 1900 to...

Anne Charlotte Leffler

Anne Charlotte Leffler

ANNE CHARLOTTE LEFFLER was a Swedish playwright and novelist. While she has slowly disappeared from Scandinavian Literature Anthologies, Leffler achieved critical and popular success during her...

Anne Crawford Flexner

Anne Crawford Flexner

ANNE CRAWFORD FLEXNER was an American playwright. After graduating from Vassar in 1895, Flexner moved to New York City seeking a playwriting career. Her first success, Miranda of the Balcony...

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