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 Websites presented in alphabetical order African American Women Writers of the 19th Century 
 This collection of about 50 works provides "access to the thought, perspectives and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and pamphlets published prior to 1920." The collection is searchable by author, title and genre. The latter includes fiction, poetry, biography, autobiography, and essays. A project from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and Digital Schomburg of the New York Public Library. http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, History, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, Poetry, Women Last updated Feb 3, 2005 The Bohemian, the Bolsheviks, and the Old Blues
September/October 2005 article about Yale University's acquisition of the papers of Louise Bryant, a journalist who covered the Russian Revolution while married to John Reed. Includes a brief overview of her life, and images of selected items from the collection (such as a poem Louise wrote to Eugene O'Neill, notes about a meeting with Lenin, an address book, and photos). From the Yale Alumni Magazine. http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/2005_09/bryant.html Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Jan 15, 2006 British Women Romantic Poets, 1789-1832
Full-text editions of works of nearly 60 British and Irish poets. Searchable, and browsable by author. Created by librarian Nancy Kushigian at the Shields Library, University of California, Davis. http://digital.lib.ucdavis.edu/projects/bwrp/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Jul 6, 2006 A Celebration of Women Writers
An excellent list of women writers, with pointers to online selected works and biographies. Indexed by name of author, country of origin, ethnicity, century the author lived in, and genre. Searchable. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/ Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Chick Lit Author Roundtable
"The success of Helen Fielding's 1998 bestseller 'Bridget Jones's Diary' helped launch a new genre in women's fiction called Chick Lit. AuthorsOnTheWeb.com has brought together 16 writers ... to discuss the essential elements of a Chick Lit novel, the impact these books can have on female readers, and the scenes or characters that they are especially proud to have written." Includes author profiles and the authors' answers to several questions about chick lit. http://www.jennylauren.com/features/0402-chicklit/chicklit.asp Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women Last updated Nov 13, 2008 Doris Lessing
Collections of book reviews and articles about British author Doris Lessing, recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature, and known for writing books with feminist, political, mystical, and science fiction themes. Includes reviews of books back to 1950 (most free, some require a fee) and articles mainly from the 1980s and 1990s. From The New York Times. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/doris_lessing/index.html Topics: Authors by Region, Notable People: Women Last updated Oct 22, 2007 Doris Lessing: Book by Book Profile
This 2004 article provides background about author Doris Lessing. "One of the most widely regarded 20th-century novelists, Lessing has been called an African writer, a political writer, a space fiction writer, a mystic writer, and a feminist writer." Includes biographical material, details about her publishing hoax in the early 1980s when she published a book under a pseudonym, and brief descriptions and review excerpts for major works. From Bookmarks magazine. http://www.bookmarksmagazine.com/doris-lessing-book-book-profile/jessica-teisch Topics: Authors by Region, Notable People: Women Last updated Oct 16, 2007 Edith Wharton's World: Portraits of People and Places
Companion to an exhibit of artwork related to American writer Edith Wharton. Provides an overview of her fiction and nonfiction writings and annotated images of works such as of Edith Jones (Wharton) at ages 5 and nineteen, friend Theodore Roosevelt, fellow writers Henry James and Sinclair Lewis, and the arch in Washington Square, New York, which is mentioned in her writings. From the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/wharton/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women Last updated Jan 17, 2008 Elizabeth Alexander
Biography of and resources about poet Elizabeth Alexander. "Selected to read at the [2009] presidential inauguration, Alexander is the author of four books of poems, including 'American Sublime,' a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize." Includes some of Alexander's poetry, transcript of a conversation between Alexander and poet Tracy K. Smith, and links to related material. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/245 Topics: Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Jan 5, 2009 Elizabeth Bishop, A Growing Legacy
Companion to an exhibit about American poet Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), who "during her lifetime ... won nearly every major literary prize in the United States, including a Pulitzer." Features highlights from the physical exhibition, essays, and a link to the Elizabeth Bishop Papers collection (includes a biographical sketch). From Vassar College Libraries, Archives and Special Collections. http://specialcollections.vassar.edu/exhibits/bishop/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Mar 4, 2008 Emory Women Writers Resource Project
This is a searchable "collection of edited and unedited texts by women writing in English from the seventeenth century through the nineteenth century" plus a few selections from the 20th century. It includes prose, poetry, and drama by Caucasian, Native American, and Black women. From the Lewis H. Beck Center at Emory University. http://bohr.library.emory.edu/ewwrp/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Jul 29, 2009 Eudora Welty House
Website for this National Historic Landmark in Jackson, Mississippi, that was the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty for 76 years. Features a virtual tour of the house and garden (with a monthly flower bloom chart), a brief biography, and event listings (mostly in Mississippi) for the 2009 centennial of Welty's birth. From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. http://mdah.state.ms.us/welty/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women Last updated Oct 28, 2009 The First Measured Century: Betty Friedan and "The Feminine Mystique"
Interviews with and about Betty Friedan, "the Founder of the National Organization for Women, the National Women's Caucus, and the National Abortion Rights Action League" and author of books such as "The Feminine Mystique." From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program, "The First Measured Century." http://www.pbs.org/fmc/interviews/3seg1.htm Topics: Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Feb 8, 2006 Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
"Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) is best known today as the author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' which helped galvanize the abolitionist cause and contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War." This site provides information about her life and writings, her house in Hartford, Connecticut, digitized documents, bibliographies, and links to related sites. http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Notable People: Women, United States History Last updated Feb 27, 2005 Hedgebrook: Women Authoring Change
This Washington state organization "empowers women writers to be catalysts for change in their own lives, in their communities and around the world." The website features details about the group's writers-in-residence program on Whidbey Island and initiatives such as the women playwrights festival and the "Women Writers of the Arab World" series. Includes history of Hedgebrook and information about getting involved with the organization. http://www.hedgebrook.org/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Writing Last updated Aug 8, 2005 Household Words: Women Write From and For the Kitchen
Devoted to "cookery manuscripts and published books of recipes, etiquette and household advice." Contains images of texts and explores the history of cookbooks and the social significance of culinary writings (including "receipt" books) on the lives of women. Features information on cooking schools, the advent of "home economics," and the impact of the food industry and mass production. From the Esther B. Aresty Collection of Rare Books in the Culinary Arts, University of Pennsylvania Library. http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/aresty/aresty1.html Topics: Education, Food & Cooking, Libraries & Archives by Type, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, Recipes & Food Preparation, Society & Social Science Last updated Mar 8, 2004 Isabel Allende
The site of the author of "Eva Luna," "The House of the Spirits," "Daughter of Fortune," and other books. There are three sections: "Books" (summaries, excerpts, and reviews), "Roots" (biography, timeline, awards, other works, photo gallery), and "Curiosities" (Allende's answers to questions about her inspiration and style, photographs, and a list of her publishers). Provided in English and Spanish. http://www.isabelallende.com/ Topics: Authors by Region, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 2, 2004 Katherine Anne Porter
Starting point for locating materials on author Katherine Anne Porter, who "is known mostly for her short stories and novel, 'Ship of Fools,' but also published nonfiction." Includes a biography, bibliography (compiled in 1996), and newsletters from the Katherine Anne Porter Society. From the University of Maryland Libraries, which "house the primary archive for Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980)." http://www.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/rguide/kap.jsp Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Feb 3, 2008 Kathy Reichs
This official Web page for forensic anthropologist and mystery novelist Kathy Reichs includes a brief biography, information about her novels (featuring a female forensic anthropologist, Temperance Brennan, as the heroine), and book reviews. http://www.literati.net/Reichs/ Topics: Archaeology, Crime, Mysteries and More, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Science, Social Science Last updated Oct 2, 2004 The Life and Works of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
This site presents a brief biography of Hildegard of Bingen, who founded her own convent in the Rhineland of Germany. A woman of diverse gifts, she was a mystic, composer, healer, judge, prophet, and preacher. Includes a discography, bibliography, and short glossary. "Although not yet canonized, Hildegard has been beatified, and is frequently referred to as St. Hildegard." A hobby site from a computer science professor. http://www.isi.edu/~lerman/music/Hildegard.html Topics: Faiths, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Religion, Women Last updated Jan 18, 2006 MARTHAGRIMES.com
Online home for mystery writer Martha Grimes. Provides a biography of Grimes, interviews with her, information about the Richard Jury series and other books, a map of England indicating story settings, related links, a discussion forum for readers, and more. http://www.marthagrimes.com/ Topics: Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More, Notable People: Women Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Maya Angelou, b. 1928
A profile and critique of Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Johnson), briefly reviewing her autobiographical novels. The related links provide additional background on her life and works. From the project Voices From the Gaps, Women Writers of Color, at the University of Minnesota. http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/angelouMaya.php Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, History, Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Jul 7, 2009 The Mildred Wirt Benson Collection
This digital collection contains over one hundred artifacts concerning Mildred Wirt Benson, "journalist, pilot, amateur archaeologist, ghostwriter, and the original author of the best-selling Nancy Drew mystery series [as Carolyn Keene]." Features book covers, photographs, correspondence, short stories, and more. Includes a timeline, a collection overview, and descriptions of some elements of the collection. From the University of Iowa Libraries. http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/mwb/ Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Jul 11, 2007 The Mount Estate and Gardens
"The Mount was the home of Pulitzer-prize winning author Edith Wharton, who designed the house [in 1902] and gardens with the same intelligence and sensitivity that distinguishes her writing." The website for this national historic landmark in Lenox, Massachusetts, features image galleries (including one of restoration efforts), a Wharton timeline and brief biography, list of books by Wharton, historical photos, and visitor information. http://www.edithwharton.org/ Topics: Home & Housing, Notable People: Women Last updated Jan 17, 2008 Natalie Vivian Scott
This exhibit celebrates Natalie Vivian Scott (1890-1957), "decorated war hero, a celebrated newspaperwoman, an award winning playwright, a wilderness explorer, a Red Cross nurse, translator, teacher and social worker." She was "the only American woman in ... [World War I] to earn France's highest medal for courage, the Croix de Guerre." Also covers her involvement with the New Orleans French Quarter Renaissance and work in Taxco, Mexico. From the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University. http://specialcollections.tulane.edu/NVS/NVS_Home.htm Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Feb 26, 2007 Octavia Estelle Butler, 1947-2006
Biography of Octavia Butler, "the first African-American woman to gain popularity and critical acclaim as a major science fiction writer." Includes a selected bibliography, extensive references to works about the author, and a few related links. From Voices From the Gaps: Women Artists and Writers of Color, a collaborative academic project housed at the University of Minnesota Department of English. http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/butlerOctavia.php Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, Notable People: Women Last updated Jul 7, 2009 Ohioana Authors: Mildred Wirt Benson
Biography of Mildred Wirt Benson, journalist and writer of juvenile series books, including 23 of the first Nancy Drew mysteries (under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene). Includes a list of her works, awards and honors, audio of a radio feature on Benson, and related material. From WOSU radio in partnership with the Ohioana Library. http://www.ohioana-authors.org/benson/ Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Mar 14, 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction
Features details about this literary award program for full-length novels in English written by women and published in the United Kingdom. The site includes background information about the prize, and lists of winners and shortlisted and longlisted titles from 1996 to the present. Also provides information about the Orange Award for New Writers (started in 2005) and details about related projects. http://www.orangeprize.co.uk Topics: Literature & Books, Notable People: Women Last updated Jun 9, 2008 The Pauline Johnson Archive
Devoted to spoken word performer Emily Pauline Johnson (1861-1913), "one of Canada's most popular and successful entertainers at the turn-of-the-century." Includes photos, correspondence, post cards, personal items, fan letters, reviews, articles, programs and tickets, a bibliography, poetry, short stories, and manuscripts. The daughter of a Mohawk Native-Canadian father and an English mother, Johnson used the Mohawk name 'Tekahionwake'. Available in English and French. From Canada's Digital Collections and McMaster University. http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/%7Epjohnson/mock.html Topics: Authors by Region, Authors by Region: United States, Correspondence, Literature: Fiction, Native Americans, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Poetry Last updated Jun 23, 2006 A Pilot and an Adventurer: Mildred Wirt Benson
This 2002 obituary provides biographical details about Mildred ("Millie") Wirt Benson, "newspaper reporter for more than eight decades and author of the first 23 Nancy Drew mysteries that inspired generations of readers." Includes a list of the Nancy Drew books written by Benson under the pseudonym of Carolyn Keene and a photo of Benson as an aviator. Note: Benson's columns for the newspaper are no longer available on this site. From the Toledo Blade, Ohio. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2002105290069 Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Mar 15, 2006 Poets.org: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Biography of English Romantic poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Includes a selected bibliography of her poetry (including love poems and her later work with political and social themes) and collections of letters, and annotated links to other websites about Browning and her husband, poet Robert Browning. From the American Academy of Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/152 Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Mar 7, 2006 Poets.org: Gertrude Stein
Material about Gertrude Stein, poet, prose author, and "a passionate advocate for the 'new' in art." Features a biographical introduction, poems from "Tender Buttons," information about Pablo Picasso's 1905 portrait of Stein, and an introduction to Modernism. Also includes links to works by other Modernist poets such as Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot. From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/315 Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Jan 23, 2008 The Ponder Heart
Companion website to a Masterpiece Theatre adaptation of Eudora Welty's comic novel "The Ponder Heart." Features a biography and timeline of the life of Welty (1909-2001), who "is best known as a Southern writer of short stories and novels (although she also worked professionally as a photographer)." Also includes interactive features, background about the novel and film, teacher's guide, and related links (some broken) and bibliography. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/americancollection/ponder/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women Last updated Feb 10, 2009 The Rachel Carson Homestead
Website for the historic site at the Springdale, Pennsylvania, birthplace of ecologist Rachel Carson, whose book "Silent Spring" warned "about the dangers associated with the indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides and their potentially adverse effect on the environment and human health." The website features history of the homestead, a biography of Carson, a calendar of events for the 2007 celebration of the centennial of Carson's birth, essays, an environmental reading list, and more. http://www.rachelcarsonhomestead.org/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Pollutants & Toxic Substances, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 21, 2007 Rachel Carson: Pen Against Poison
Illustrated essays about scientist and writer Rachel Carson. "Her 1962 book 'Silent Spring' brought worldwide attention to the harm to human health and the environment wrought by mishandling of a powerful pesticide, fomenting the environmental movement." Includes a photo gallery and links to related websites. Also available in Spanish. From the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. http://www.america.gov/publications/books/rachel-carson-pen-against-poison.html Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Dec 12, 2008 Scribbling Women
This project "dramatizes stories by American women writers for national radio broadcast. This site provides classroom resources for teaching the rich tradition of American literature by women." The site features audio of the plays, which have been adapted from stories by authors such as Zora Neale Hurston, Kate Chopin, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Registration (free) required to access lesson plans and related teaching material. http://www.scribblingwomen.org Topics: Lesson Plans, Literature: Fiction, Media, Notable People: Women, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 14, 2005 Sisters in Crime
This "is an international organization ... interested in promoting the work of women mystery writers." It "promotes all types of writing in the mystery/suspense genre from cozy to hardboiled, as well as true crime, nonfiction, novels and short stories for readers of all ages." Site includes adult, juvenile and young adult, and German author rosters with links; membership information; a list of local chapters with links; and a calendar of events. http://www.sistersincrime.org/ Topics: Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women Last updated Jan 18, 2006 Susan Sontag
Official site for Susan Sontag, an outspoken and often controversial author and critic who died in December 2004. Find a biography, bibliography, and other resources for this author of books such as "On Photography" and "In America." http://www.susansontag.com/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women Last updated Dec 29, 2004 VG: Voices from the Gaps: Women Artists and Writers of Color, An International Website
A look at "the lives and works of North American minority women artists and writers, visual artists, performance artists, musicians, sonic artists, and filmmakers. Each artist page presents biographical, critical and bibliographical information about the artist, images and quotations pertinent to her life and works, and links to other resources on the web that provide information about her, including translations and archives." http://voices.cla.umn.edu/ Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Jul 8, 2009 Victorian Women Writers Project
Contains "transcriptions of works by British women writers of the 19th century." From Indiana University. http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Literature by Place, Notable People: Women Last updated Aug 2, 2005 Women Mystery and Detective Fiction Writers & the Rise of Feminism
This companion to a University of Evansville, Indiana, course has links to interviews, websites, and other information about over a dozen women authors in the mystery genre, including Dorothy Sayers, Marcia Muller, Sue Grafton, P.D. James, Agatha Christie, Patricia Highsmith, and Patricia Cornwell. Note: the site has not been updated recently and has numerous dead links. http://faculty.evansville.edu/ra2/ Topics: Crime, Literary Movements and Periods, Mysteries and More, Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Feb 3, 2007 Women's Literary Salons Archive, 1975-1985: New York, Cerridwen, Paris, Los Angeles
Materials from the Woman's Salon for Literature, "a feminist forum for intellectual discussion and for the presentation of feminist writings." Includes documents, newsletters, photographs, and a bibliography. Maintained by Ruth Wallach, head of the Architecture and Fine Arts Library at the University of Southern California. http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/womens_salons/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Social Issues, Women Last updated Jun 7, 2006 Women's Travel Writing, 1830-1930: A Women's Studies Digitization Project Initiative
Over two dozen travel diaries, journals, and publications by women ranging from Elizabeth Bisland to Irene Wright. Some writings are excerpts. Searchable. From the University of Minnesota's Wilson Library (some pieces are restricted to students at the University). http://etrc.lib.umn.edu/womtrav.htm Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, Travel, Women Last updated May 7, 2004 Writers: Eudora Welty
Special feature on author and photographer Eudora Welty (1909-2001), who won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for "The Optimist's Daughter." Includes a tribute, bibliography, list of Welty's awards and honors, links to lesson plans and other websites (some broken), and an audio program. From Mississippi Public Broadcasting. http://www.mpbonline.org/television/series/writers/101-welty/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women Last updated Feb 10, 2009 Yamada (Mitsuye) Papers
Poet Mitsuye Yamada was born Mitsuye May Yasutake in Japan; at the age of 3, she emigrated to the United States with her parents and grew up in Seattle. When World War II began she was relocated to the Minidoka Relocation Center in Hunt, Idaho. This site describes the collection of her papers at the Special Collections and Archives of the University of California, Irvine, libraries and provides a biography and chronology of her life. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf5d5nb2wc Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Aug 4, 2005 The Zora Neale Hurston Plays at the Library of Congress
This site presents "a selection of ten plays written by [Zora Neale] Hurston (1891-1960), author, anthropologist, and folklorist. Deposited in the United States Copyright Office between 1925 and 1944. ... The plays reflect Hurston's life experience, travels, and research, especially her study of folklore in the African-American South." Includes a chronology, a bibliography, and searchable and browsable images of pages from the plays. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/hurston/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Performing Arts Last updated Dec 2, 2008 |
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