Paula O. Jakobi
PAULA O. JAKOBI, playwright and notable suffragette, was one of the leaders of the National Women’s Party in New York City, and organized several protests and demonstrations for women’s rights....
Pauline Hopkins
PAULINE HOPKINS was an African-American novelist, journalist, playwright, historian, and editor. At the age of 16, Hopkins began her career as a stage performer and by 1879 Hopkins and her family...
Phoebe Ephron
Phoebe Ephron was a Jewish playwright and screenwriter from New York City. A graduate of Hunter College, she began working at a summer camp, where she met and married Henry Ephron. Together, they...
Pilar de Valderrama
PILAR DE VALDERRAMA was a poet and playwright. Born into a wealthy family in Madrid she was part of the cultural scene from a young age. A member of the Lyceum Club, where the cream of the female...
Prema Karanth
PREMA KARANTH was a playwright, theatre and film director, and the first female filmmaker of Kannada cinema. She was born into a poor family and raised by her grandparents after both her parents...
Princess Amalie of Saxony
PRINCESS AMALIE OF SAXONY was a German composer under the pen name A. Serena and a dramatist under the name Amalie Heiter. Amalie was a royal descendant who lived as a well-educated woman in the...
Pu Shunqing
PU SHUNQING (濮舜卿) was a screenwriter, playwright, and feminist. Pu was the first woman in China to become a screenwriter, and with her husband, the film director Hou Yao, they created film content...
Rachel Barton Butler
RACHEL BARTON BUTLER was an American lyricist and playwright. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati, Butler pursued further studies at Radcliffe, where she was part of the drama...