Literary Library

Amy Friedman

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1952 - American writer, editor, ghost writer and journalistAuthor of "Nothing Sacred: A Conversation With Feminism", "Women of Wonder (wi...
Editor Feminism Feminist Ghost Writer Journalism Journalist Writer

Courtney E. Martin

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1979 - American feminist, author, speaker and political activistAuthor of "Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Nor...
Activist Author Feminism Feminist Political Political Activist Politics Public Speaker Speech

Vera Brittain

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1893 - March 29, 1970English nurse, writer, feminist, socialist and pacifistAuthor of "Testament of Youth" (co-written with Mark Best...
Bio Biographer British England English Feminism Feminist Great Britain Medical Medicine Nurse Nursing Pacifist Socialism Socialist

Barbara Smith

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1946 - African-American lesbian feminist, socialist, scholar, lecturer, editor and publisherAuthor of "Toward a Black Feminist Criti...
African American Editor Feminism Feminist Lecturer Lesbian LGBTQ Publisher Scholar Socialist

Yosano Akiko

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1878 - May 29, 1942Japanese author, poet, feminist, pacifist and social reformer Author of "Midaregami", "River of Stars" and "Tangl...
Author Feminism Feminist Japan Japanese Pacifist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Social Reform

Alaida Foppa

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1914 - December 19, 1980 (questionable death date because she disappeared and was presumed murdered)Spain-born Guatemalan and Mexican p...
Art Art Critic Arts Feminism Feminist Guatemala Guatemalan Mexican Mexico Poem Poems Poet Poetry Spain Spanish Teach Teacher Translator Writer

Rita Mae Brown

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1944 - American feminist and mystery writerAuthor of "Rubyfruit Jungle", "Six of One" and "Out of Hounds" Also the author of more than...
Feminism Feminist Mystery Mystery Writer

Carol Gilligan

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1936 - American feminist, ethicist, psychologist and novelistAuthor of "In a Different Voice", "The Birth of Pleasure: A New Map of L...
Ethicist Feminism Feminist Novel Novelist Psychologist Psychology

Marilyn French

by Angela Beck
November 21, 1929 - May 2, 2009American feminist authorAuthor of "The Women's Room", "Her Mother's Daughter" and "The War Against Women"
Feminism Feminist Women

Rebecca Walker

by Angela Beck
November 17, 1969 - American writer, feminist and activistAuthor of "Black, White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self", "Baby Love: Choos...
Activist Alice Walker Feminism Feminist

Naomi Wolf

by Angela Beck
November 12, 1962 - American feminist author, journalist and political advisorAuthor of "The Beauty Myth", "Misconceptions" and "The End of Americ...
feminis Feminism Feminist Journalist News Political Political Consulting Politics

Diana E. H. Russell

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1938 - July 28, 2020South African feminist writer and activistAuthor of "Sexual Exploitation", "Lives of Courage" and "Femicide in Glob...
Activist Feminist South African