Women's History Month - Women Writers & Famous Heroines in Literature
Women's History Month is the perfect time to celebrate the accomplishments of women writers, but it's also important to remember famous heroines, who have played such a major role in our literature. Read more about the writers, and then discover some of our most unforgettable female characters.
Women's History - Jone Johnson Lewis
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Discover the most comprehensive collection of resources related to Women's History available!
A Woman Young and Old - William Butler Yeats
Read "A Woman Young and Old," by William Butler Yeats.
Read "A Woman Young and Old," by William Butler Yeats.
Beautiful Women - Walt Whitman
Read "Beautiful Women," by Walt Whitman.
Read "Beautiful Women," by Walt Whitman.
Famous Fictional Heroines
In exploring the world of literature, these heroines come immediately to mind: Edna Pontellier, Madame Bovary, Moll Flanders, Anna Karenin, Lily Bart, Jane Eyre, Hester Prynne, Elizabeth Bennet, Daisy Miller, and Murasaki Shikibu.
In exploring the world of literature, these heroines come immediately to mind: Edna Pontellier, Madame Bovary, Moll Flanders, Anna Karenin, Lily Bart, Jane Eyre, Hester Prynne, Elizabeth Bennet, Daisy Miller, and Murasaki Shikibu.
Herland - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Read "Herland," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Read "Herland," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
On the Education of Women - Daniel Defoe
Read "On the Education of Women," by Daniel Defoe.
Read "On the Education of Women," by Daniel Defoe.
Patterns - Amy Lowell
Read "Patterns," by Amy Lowell (1874-1925).
Read "Patterns," by Amy Lowell (1874-1925).
The Muse Strikes Back
In this book, Katherine McAlpine and Gail White bring together works that respond to the Muse archetype.
In this book, Katherine McAlpine and Gail White bring together works that respond to the Muse archetype.
The Rights of Women - Anna Laetitia Aikin (Barbauld)
Read "The Rights of Women," by Anna Laetitia Aikin (Barbauld).
Read "The Rights of Women," by Anna Laetitia Aikin (Barbauld).
The Wife - Washington Irving
Read "The Wife," by Washington Irving.
Read "The Wife," by Washington Irving.
Vindication on the Rights of Women - Mary Wollstonecraft
Wollstonecraft determined to be an author as she wrote, "I am then going to be the first of a new genus." Read the complete work.
Wollstonecraft determined to be an author as she wrote, "I am then going to be the first of a new genus." Read the complete work.
We As Women - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Read "We As Women," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935).
Read "We As Women," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935).
Women and Economics - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Read "Women and Economics," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Read "Women and Economics," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.