Women Writers: 19th Century
Women writers of nineteenth century history (including the Victorian era): women who have made an impact through their fiction or journalism or poetry.
Indian Captivity Narratives (13)
Sarah Hale @
Transcendentalists (19)
Julia Ward Howe (43)
Louisa May Alcott (22)
Jean Ingelow (3)
Jane Austen (15)
Sarah Orne Jewett (7)
Anne Bronte (17)
Anna Leonowens (18)
Nellie Bly @
Mary Livermore @
Lydia Maria Child (19)
Judith Sargent Murray @
Susan Fenimore Cooper (9)
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (8)
Emily Dickinson (103)
Harriet Beecher Stowe (62)
George Eliot (10)
Ida Tarbell @
Charlotte Perkins Gilman (11)
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (9)
Ellen Russell Emerson
A profile of Ellen Russell Emerson, writer in the 19th century about Native American myths and Native American legends.
A profile of Ellen Russell Emerson, writer in the 19th century about Native American myths and Native American legends.
Delia Salter Bacon
Could the man whose will mentions disposition of his second-best bed be the same man who adapted stories found only in Italian or Latin, who knew details of a 1580 visit of Marguerite de Valois and Catherine de Medici to Henry of Navarre's court? Delia Bacon was the first writer to propose the theory that the historical man, William Shakspear, did not write the plays attributed to Shakespeare.
Could the man whose will mentions disposition of his second-best bed be the same man who adapted stories found only in Italian or Latin, who knew details of a 1580 visit of Marguerite de Valois and Catherine de Medici to Henry of Navarre's court? Delia Bacon was the first writer to propose the theory that the historical man, William Shakspear, did not write the plays attributed to Shakespeare.
Anne Brontė
A biography of Anne Brontė, author of Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell and of many poems, plus a guide to many more printe and internet resources.
A biography of Anne Brontė, author of Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell and of many poems, plus a guide to many more printe and internet resources.
Charlotte Brontė
A biography of Charlotte Brontė, author of Jane Eyre and of many poems, plus a guide to many more printe and internet resources.
A biography of Charlotte Brontė, author of Jane Eyre and of many poems, plus a guide to many more printe and internet resources.
Ethel Lynn Beers
Ethel Lynn Beers is best known for her Civil War-related poem, "The Picket Guard," sometimes known as "All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight."
Ethel Lynn Beers is best known for her Civil War-related poem, "The Picket Guard," sometimes known as "All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight."
About Emily Bronte and Anne Bronte, by Charlotte Bronte
From a biographical note published by Charlotte Bronte with a reissue of her sisters' writings, some information on Emily Bronte and Anne Bronte. It was written under Charlotte Bronte's pseudonym Currer Bell and refers to the sisters under their pseudonyms Ellis Bell and Acton Bell.
From a biographical note published by Charlotte Bronte with a reissue of her sisters' writings, some information on Emily Bronte and Anne Bronte. It was written under Charlotte Bronte's pseudonym Currer Bell and refers to the sisters under their pseudonyms Ellis Bell and Acton Bell.
Fredrika Bremer
Fredrika Bremer biography: a biographical sketch of Fredrika Bremer, Swedish novelist and feminist.
Fredrika Bremer biography: a biographical sketch of Fredrika Bremer, Swedish novelist and feminist.
Emily Brontė
A biography of Emily Brontė, author of Wuthering Heights and of many poems, plus a guide to many more printe and internet resources.
A biography of Emily Brontė, author of Wuthering Heights and of many poems, plus a guide to many more printe and internet resources.
Emily Dickinson
A brief biography, with links to a more in-depth biography and story of how her poetry came to light. Plus a multi-level index to many more Emily Dickinson resources on this site.
A brief biography, with links to a more in-depth biography and story of how her poetry came to light. Plus a multi-level index to many more Emily Dickinson resources on this site.
Alice Dunbar-Nelson Books
Alice Dunbar-Nelson -- who also wrote as Alice Ruth Moore, Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson, and Alice Dunbar Nelson -- was an African American woman writer at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. Her life and writing provide insight into the culture in which she lived. Here are some recommended books by or about Alice Dunbar-Nelson.
Alice Dunbar-Nelson -- who also wrote as Alice Ruth Moore, Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson, and Alice Dunbar Nelson -- was an African American woman writer at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. Her life and writing provide insight into the culture in which she lived. Here are some recommended books by or about Alice Dunbar-Nelson.
Alice Morse Earle
A profile of Alice Morse Earle, whose writings on colonial life and the Puritans focus on domestic life and foreshadow the discipline of women's history.
A profile of Alice Morse Earle, whose writings on colonial life and the Puritans focus on domestic life and foreshadow the discipline of women's history.
Judith Sargent Murray
A profile of Judith Sargent Murray, early American essayist, whose religious and political writing as well as personal letters help us understand that period of history. She also wrote one of the earliest feminist essays in America.
A profile of Judith Sargent Murray, early American essayist, whose religious and political writing as well as personal letters help us understand that period of history. She also wrote one of the earliest feminist essays in America.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Collection of links for Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin: her life, her work, her world. From your About Women's History Guide.
Collection of links for Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin: her life, her work, her world. From your About Women's History Guide.
Sarah Helen Power Whitman
From your About Guide to Women's History, a biography and links on this 19th century poet, spiritualist, and love interest of Edgar Allen Poe.
From your About Guide to Women's History, a biography and links on this 19th century poet, spiritualist, and love interest of Edgar Allen Poe.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A major poet, but often thought to be a bad one, she catered to popular tastes. One poem, represented here among many others, was a conversation between the old century and the new -- the 19th and the 20th. Another is an answer to a male critic who said "Woman is man's enemy, rival and competitor."
A major poet, but often thought to be a bad one, she catered to popular tastes. One poem, represented here among many others, was a conversation between the old century and the new -- the 19th and the 20th. Another is an answer to a male critic who said "Woman is man's enemy, rival and competitor."
Mary Wollstonecraft
From your About Guide to Women's History, articles and quotations on the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
From your About Guide to Women's History, articles and quotations on the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
Kate Chopin
Author Kate Chopin, in a profile from the "Louisiana Leaders" biography collection, author of the once-scandalous The Awakening.
Author Kate Chopin, in a profile from the "Louisiana Leaders" biography collection, author of the once-scandalous The Awakening.
Margaret Fuller: Woman in the 19th Century
Fuller's overview of women's history, from the mid-19th century perspective.
Fuller's overview of women's history, from the mid-19th century perspective.
Elizabeth Gaskell: The Gaskell Web
Rich directory of resources on the author, Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865).
Rich directory of resources on the author, Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865).