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Mid-Century Women Writers - Page 2

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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Eloise (Kay Thompson)
Eloise
41
Kay Thompson
The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks (Gwendolyn Brooks)
The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks
42
Gwendolyn Brooks
Eva Trout (Elizabeth Bowen)
Eva Trout
43
Elizabeth Bowen
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
44
Erica Jong
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
45
Betty Friedan
Fool's Gold (Dolores Hitchens)
Fool's Gold
46
Dolores Hitchens
For Colored Girls (Ntozake Shange)
For Colored Girls
47
Ntozake Shange
Forever Amber (Kathleen Winsor)
Forever Amber
48
Kathleen Winsor
Fortunes of War (Olivia Manning)
Fortunes of War
49
Olivia Manning
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
50
Ayn Rand
Foxfire (Anya Seton)
Foxfire
51
Anya Seton
The Franchise Affair (Josephine Tey)
The Franchise Affair
52
Josephine Tey
Freckle Juice (Judy Blume)
Freckle Juice
53
Judy Blume
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Koningsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
54
E. L. Koningsburg
The Fur Person (May Sarton)
The Fur Person
55
May Sarton
Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night
56
Dorothy L. Sayers
Giant (Edna Ferber)
Giant
57
Edna Ferber
Gift From the Sea (Anne Morrow Lindbergh)
Gift From the Sea
58
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
The Golden Apples (Eudora Welty)
The Golden Apples
59
Eudora Welty
The Golden Goblet (Eloise Jarvis McGraw)
The Golden Goblet
60
Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
61
Doris Lessing
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
62
Margaret Mitchell
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
63
Flannery O'Connor
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
64
Margaret Wise Brown
Gorilla, My Love (Toni Cade Bambara)
Gorilla, My Love
65
Toni Cade Bambara
The Grand Sophy (Georgette Heyer)
The Grand Sophy
66
Georgette Heyer
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
67
Shirley Jackson
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
68
Carson McCullers
Heat and Dust (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala)
Heat and Dust
69
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Henry Huggins (Beverly Cleary)
Henry Huggins
70
Beverly Cleary
The Horizontal Man (Helen Eustis)
The Horizontal Man
71
Helen Eustis
The Hundred and One Dalmatians (Dodie Smith)
The Hundred and One Dalmatians
72
Dodie Smith
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
73
Dodie Smith
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
74
Maya Angelou
Immortal Queen (Elizabeth Byrd)
Immortal Queen
75
Elizabeth Byrd
Imperial Woman (Pearl S. Buck)
Imperial Woman
76
Pearl S. Buck
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
77
Dorothy B. Hughes
Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
Jamaica Inn
78
Daphne Du Maurier
Jane of Lantern Hill (L.M. Montgomery)
Jane of Lantern Hill
79
L.M. Montgomery
Journal of a Solitude (May Sarton)
Journal of a Solitude
80
May Sarton
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