women authors

A guide for teens that contains a collection of seven personal stories from women who discuss their relationships with their mothers.

Presents the collected short stories of twentieth-century American writer Eudora Welty, and includes a selection of nine literary and personal essays, as well as a memoir of the author's childhood.

Contains a selection of contemporary critical essays on the writings of twentieth-century American author Eudora Welty, and includes an introduction, bibliographic references, and a chronology of Welty's life.

Story of three generations of the Linley family as they react to the gradual decline of their matriarch.

Traces the life of the Amrican author whose unique writing style and encouragement of other authors had a strong influence on culture, particularly in Paris in the 1920s.

Using family photographs and quotes from her books, the author provides glimpses into her life.

A biography of the writer whose works captured the oral tradition of African-American life in the South.

Chronicles the lives and achievements of six women who have received Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields, including Aung San Suu Kyi, Barbara McClintock, and Nadine Gordimer.

Photographs and mementos accompany an account of the life and literary career of the author of the well-loved "Little House" books.

Examines the life of the African-American poet, from her childhood in the segregated South to her rise to prominence as a writer.