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Writing by Women - The 1950s

I'm putting together reading lists for the works by women challenges that I'll be participating in in 2021, and this is as good a way as any to give myself a range to look at. Works are included based on their first year of official publication, not their time of original composition.
P.S. Quality over quantity, people. If your score largely depends on Christie, that's not the point of this list.
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Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
1
Patricia Highsmith
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
2
Daphne Du Maurier
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
3
Grace Metalious
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
4
Lorraine Hansberry
A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
A Murder Is Announced
5
Agatha Christie
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
6
Elizabeth George Speare
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
7
Patricia Highsmith
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
8
Ayn Rand
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
9
Shirley Jackson
After the Funeral (Agatha Christie)
After the Funeral
10
Agatha Christie
A Pocket Full of Rye (Agatha Christie)
A Pocket Full of Rye
11
Agatha Christie
Ordeal by Innocence (Agatha Christie)
Ordeal by Innocence
12
Agatha Christie
Memoirs of Hadrian (Margarite Yourcenar)
Memoirs of Hadrian
13
Margarite Yourcenar
The Dud Avacado (Elaine Dundy)
The Dud Avacado
14
Elaine Dundy
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
15
Barbara Pym
Cat Among the Pigeons (Agatha Christie)
Cat Among the Pigeons
16
Agatha Christie
Carol (Patricia Highsmith)
Carol
17
Patricia Highsmith
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
18
Josephine Tey
Life Among the Savages (Shirley Jackson)
Life Among the Savages
19
Shirley Jackson
The Vet's Daughter (Barbara Comyns)
The Vet's Daughter
20
Barbara Comyns
Hickory Dickory Dock (Agatha Christie)
Hickory Dickory Dock
21
Agatha Christie
Three Blind Mice - Agatha Christie (1948)
Three Blind Mice - Agatha Christie (1948)
22
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
23
Anya Seton
Dead Man's Folly (Agatha Christie)
Dead Man's Folly
24
Agatha Christie
The Winthrop Woman (Anya Seton)
The Winthrop Woman
25
Anya Seton
Venetia (Georgette Heyer)
Venetia
26
Georgette Heyer
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories
27
Carson McCullers
Mathilda (Mary Shelley)
Mathilda
28
Mary Shelley
The Last of the Wine (Mary Renault)
The Last of the Wine
29
Mary Renault
My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
My Side of the Mountain
30
Jean Craighead George
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
31
Mary Renault
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
32
Iris Murdoch
The Complete Stories (Flanner O'Connor)
The Complete Stories
33
Flanner O'Connor
Destination Unknown (Agatha Christie)
Destination Unknown
34
Agatha Christie
The Waiting Years (Fumiko Enchi)
The Waiting Years
35
Fumiko Enchi
A Writer's Diary (Virginia Woolf)
A Writer's Diary
36
Virginia Woolf
They Do It With Mirrors (Agatha Christie)
They Do It With Mirrors
37
Agatha Christie
A Daughter's a Daughter (Agatha Christie)
A Daughter's a Daughter
38
Agatha Christie
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
39
Flannery O'Connor
Nectar in a Sieve (Kamala Markandaya)
Nectar in a Sieve
40
Kamala Markandaya
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