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Honoring Ida B. Wells on her birthday
The legacy of the fearless journalist and social reformer is alive and well
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The biggest myth about Jane Austen's writing life
As the beloved writer turns 250 (!) this year, it's time to let this one go
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Out from Scott's Shadow: Zelda Fitzgerald's quest for creative autonomy
A toxic, competitive relationship that did neither of them any good
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Should These Women Authors Be Cancelled?
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Anaïs Nin: Writing as a way to find meaning
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Sweet Solitude — for writers, other creators — and everyone
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The life and misbegotten loves of Mary Wollstonecraft, mother of modern feminism
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Why do these 1920s novels still resonate today?
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The Great Gatsby isn't the only big literary centenary ...
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Quotable Middlemarch – George Eliot's masterpiece
This classic by Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) can be a roadmap for life and love
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Turning 50 this year – 1975 novels by women writers
Surprisingly few enduring classics; and some worthy reads aren't that famous
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Be careful what you wish for, literary ladies!
Two classic authors' complicated relationship with fans and fame
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How Louisa May Alcott came to write Little Women
Plus, being an introvert and being in Copenhagen
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"Love is like the sea"–Zora's Quotes & Life Lessons
A Friday Bonus from Literary Ladies Guide
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Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes: An Unhappy Wedding Anniversary
A passionate, turbulent relationship turns tragic
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5 great women writers who overcame literary rejection
They were vindicated, and their books became classics
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Literary Ladies Guide
Literary Ladies Guide
Literary Ladies Guide presents the lives and works of women writers and writer-adjacent creatives who are no longer with us. The mission is to present fascinating content to elevate women's voices.
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