women authors, american

A collection of interviews in which seventeen American women writers discuss their literary inspirations, ideas, craft, and the publishig industry.

Presents an overview of American women writers of the 1920s, including Edna St. Millay, Dorothy Parker, Edna Ferber, and Zelda Fitzgerald, discussing the social and personal lives of these maverick literary heroines.

Traces the life of the author of the well-loved stories of the March sisters, "Little Women" and its sequels.

Portrays the life and times of Orne Jewett, a woman of exceptional achievement.

Examines the works of a variety of authors including a concise biography, critical extracts, adn bibliography of the author's separate publications: Maya Angelou, Vera Brittain, Frances Fanny Burney, Annie Dillard, Janet Frame, Martha Gellhorn, Lillian Hellman, Violet Hunt, Zora Neale Hurston, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Alice James, Maxine Hong Kingston.

Discusses the lives and literary careers of six American women writers--Judy Blume, Pearl Buck, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Edith Wharton, and Phillis Wheatley--and presents excerpts from their works.

Collection of essays written by women authors reminiscing about previous places they have lived and the memories associated with those places.

Elizabeth Berg discusses her experience of writing, tracing her journey from working mother to published novelist, and offers advice and exercises for others who aspire to a writing career.

Chronicles the life of American author Kate Chopin and discusses how her novel "The Awakening" was viewed by society when it was first published, why she is considered a feminist, how her personal life influenced her writing, and other related topics.

An annotated bibliography of writings by and about sixty-six American women authors who worked in the one hundred years between 1848 and 1948, with brief biographical data about each author.