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Literary Women

A list of women writers who have influenced my ideas on literature in several different genres. They include some authors I think you will recognize and others that you may not. However, each of these women have written works that show the talent and broad subject matter that female authors have brought to literature.
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Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
1
L.M. Montgomery
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
2
Barbara Kingsolver
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
3
Katherine Arden
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
4
Toni Morrison
Biting the Sun (Tanith Lee)
Biting the Sun
5
Tanith Lee
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
6
Anna Sewell
The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley)
The Blue Sword
7
Robin McKinley
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Braiding Sweetgrass
8
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
9
Helen Fielding
Clan of the Cave Bears
Clan of the Cave Bears
10
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
11
Alice Walker
Cyteen
Cyteen
12
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
13
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Diary of a Young Girl
14
Anne Frank
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
15
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
16
Barbara Tuchman
The Dovekeepers (Alice Hoffman)
The Dovekeepers
17
Alice Hoffman
Dragon Riders of Pern Series (McCaffrey)
Dragon Riders of Pern Series
18
McCaffrey
Everything Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything Everything
19
Nicola Yoon
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
20
N. K. Jemisin
Flight in Yiktor (Andre Norton)
Flight in Yiktor
21
Andre Norton
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
22
Judy Blume
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Patricia A. McKillip)
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
23
Patricia A. McKillip
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
24
Mary Shelley
The Gate to Women's Country (Sheri S Tepper)
The Gate to Women's Country
25
Sheri S Tepper
The Genius of Birds (Jennifer Ackerman)
The Genius of Birds
26
Jennifer Ackerman
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
27
Tracy Chevalier
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
28
Lois Lowry
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
29
Arundhati Roy
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
30
Pearl S. Buck
Gorillas in the Mist (Diane Fossey)
Gorillas in the Mist
31
Diane Fossey
H Is for Hawk (MacDonald, Helen)
H Is for Hawk
32
MacDonald, Helen
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
33
Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
34
J. K. Rowling
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
35
Angie Thomas
Heralds of Valdemar (Mercedes Lackey)
Heralds of Valdemar
36
Mercedes Lackey
Horse (Geraldine Brooks)
Horse
37
Geraldine Brooks
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
38
Sandra Cisneros
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
39
Julia Alvarez
Hypatia of Alexandria (Maria Dzielska)
Hypatia of Alexandria
40
Maria Dzielska
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