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Mid-Century Women Writers

The mid-20th century period is full of women writers! For this list, I've included books published between the years 1935-1975, all written by women in a wide variety of genres, including children's literature. Some of these writers were near the end of their careers, some were in their prime, and some were just getting started.
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The ABC Murders (Agatha Christie)
The ABC Murders
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Agatha Christie
All-Of-A-Kind Family (Sydney Taylor)
All-Of-A-Kind Family
2
Sydney Taylor
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
3
Anne Frank
Anne of Windy Poplars (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Windy Poplars
4
L.M. Montgomery
Arabella (Georgette Heyer)
Arabella
5
Georgette Heyer
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
6
Judy Blume
Ariel (Sylvia Plath)
Ariel
7
Sylvia Plath
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
8
Ayn Rand
Babette's Feast (Isak Dinesen)
Babette's Feast
9
Isak Dinesen
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
10
Noel Streatfeild
Beast in View (Margaret Millar)
Beast in View
11
Margaret Millar
Beezus and Ramona (Beverly Cleary)
Beezus and Ramona
12
Beverly Cleary
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
13
Sylvia Plath
Between the Acts (Virginia Woolf)
Between the Acts
14
Virginia Woolf
The Big Wave (Pearl S. Buck)
The Big Wave
15
Pearl S. Buck
The Blank Wall (Elisabeth Sanxay Holding)
The Blank Wall
16
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
17
Toni Morrison
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library
18
Agatha Christie
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
19
Françoise Sagan
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
20
Mary Norton
The Bridge of Years (May Sarton)
The Bridge of Years
21
May Sarton
Bronzeville Boys and Girls (Gwendolyn Brooks)
Bronzeville Boys and Girls
22
Gwendolyn Brooks
The Buccaneers (Edith Wharton)
The Buccaneers
23
Edith Wharton
Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink)
Caddie Woodlawn
24
Carol Ryrie Brink
Carbonel (Barbara Sleigh)
Carbonel
25
Barbara Sleigh
The Charioteer (Mary Renault)
The Charioteer
26
Mary Renault
Cimarron (Edna Ferber)
Cimarron
27
Edna Ferber
Cluny Brown (Margery Sharp)
Cluny Brown
28
Margery Sharp
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
29
Stella Gibbons
Collected Sonnets (Edna St. Vincent Millay)
Collected Sonnets
30
Edna St. Vincent Millay
The Company She Keeps (Mary McCarthy)
The Company She Keeps
31
Mary McCarthy
The Conservationist (Nadine Gordimer)
The Conservationist
32
Nadine Gordimer
The Country Girls (Edna O'Brien)
The Country Girls
33
Edna O'Brien
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
34
Elizabeth Bowen
Desert of the Heart (Jane Rule)
Desert of the Heart
35
Jane Rule
The Diviners (Margaret Laurence)
The Diviners
36
Margaret Laurence
The Dollmaker (Harriette Simpson Arnow)
The Dollmaker
37
Harriette Simpson Arnow
Dragonwyck (Anya Seton)
Dragonwyck
38
Anya Seton
Dust Tracks on a Road (Zora Neale Hurston)
Dust Tracks on a Road
39
Zora Neale Hurston
The Elected Member (Bernice Rubens)
The Elected Member
40
Bernice Rubens
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