Rashid Jahan
RASHID JAHAN was a writer and gynecologist. Born in Uttar Pradesh, India to a father who promoted women's emancipation and education, she became a leading figure in Urdu literature. Jahan was a...
Regina M. Anderson
REGINA M. ANDERSON was a Chicago-born librarian and playwright who became a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Anderson hosted intellectual and literary salons in her Harlem apartment where...
Rita Creighton Smith
RITA CREIGHTON SMITH appears to have been born on October 6, 1877 in Thomaston, Maine, granddaughter to a prominent sea captain and ship builder. Little of her life before moving to New York is...
Rita Johnson Young
RITA JOHNSON YOUNG was an American songwriter, librettist, and playwright. She began her career as an actress before moving into music publishing. She transitioned into playwriting in 1900 with...
Rosa Borja de Ycaza
ROSA BORJA DE YCAZA was a writer, dramatist, sociologist, feminist, and activist. She worked as the director of the Center of Literary Studies at the University of Guayaquil. She was also a member...
Rosa María Britton
ROSA MARIÁ BRITTON was a Panamanian doctor, novelist, and playwright. She is renowned not only for her contributions to literature but also for her contributions to medicine in the fields of...
Rosa de Eguílaz y Renart
ROSA DE EGUÍLAZ Y RENART was a journalist and playwright whose connections to the theatre were deep. Her father, Luis de Eguílaz, was a noted playwright and she was a descendent of Francisco...
Rosario de Acuña
ROSARIO DE ACUÑA AKA REMIGIO ANDRÉS DELAFÓN was a playwright and poet. A bold radical, her ideas and theories on religion, marriage, and illegitimate birth were highly controversial because they...