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Mid-Century Women Writers - Page 3

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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Jubilee (Margaret Walker)
Jubilee
81
Margaret Walker
Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
Julie of the Wolves
82
Jean Craighead George
Kallocain (Karin Boye)
Kallocain
83
Karin Boye
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
84
Anya Seton
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
85
Mary Renault
Laura (Vera Caspary)
Laura
86
Vera Caspary
Life Among the Savages (Shirley Jackson)
Life Among the Savages
87
Shirley Jackson
Little Bear (Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak)
Little Bear
88
Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
89
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Little White Horse (Elizabeth Goudge)
The Little White Horse
90
Elizabeth Goudge
Lives of Girls and Women (Alice Munro)
Lives of Girls and Women
91
Alice Munro
The Living Is Easy (Dorothy West)
The Living Is Easy
92
Dorothy West
The Locusts Have No King (Dawn Powell)
The Locusts Have No King
93
Dawn Powell
The Long Winter (Wilder, Laura Ingalls)
The Long Winter
94
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (Judith Rossner)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
95
Judith Rossner
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
96
Shirley Jackson
The Magic Toyshop (Angela Carter)
The Magic Toyshop
97
Angela Carter
Mary Poppins (P. L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
98
P. L. Travers
Maud Martha (Gwendolyn Brooks)
Maud Martha
99
Gwendolyn Brooks
The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
The Member of the Wedding
100
Carson McCullers
Memento Mori (Muriel Spark)
Memento Mori
101
Muriel Spark
Memoirs of a Spacewoman (Naomi Mitchison)
Memoirs of a Spacewoman
102
Naomi Mitchison
The Millstone (Margaret Drabble)
The Millstone
103
Margaret Drabble
Mischief (Charlotte Armstrong)
Mischief
104
Charlotte Armstrong
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Winifred Watson)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
105
Winifred Watson
The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Beverly Cleary)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
106
Beverly Cleary
Mr Skeffington (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
Mr Skeffington
107
Elizabeth Von Arnim
Mrs. Miniver (Jan Struther)
Mrs. Miniver
108
Jan Struther
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (Elizabeth Taylor)
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
109
Elizabeth Taylor
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle (Betty MacDonald)
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
110
Betty MacDonald
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
111
Agatha Christie
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
112
Daphne Du Maurier
My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
My Side of the Mountain
113
Jean Craighead George
My Theodosia (Anya Seton)
My Theodosia
114
Anya Seton
Nada (Carmen Laforet)
Nada
115
Carmen Laforet
The Narrows (Ann Petry)
The Narrows
116
Ann Petry
The New Yorkers (Hortense Calisher)
The New Yorkers
117
Hortense Calisher
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
118
Djuna Barnes
No Good From a Corpse (Leigh Brackett)
No Good From a Corpse
119
Leigh Brackett
Odd Girl Out (Ann Bannon)
Odd Girl Out
120
Ann Bannon
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