women authors, american

Chronicles the life and achievements of the great author of southern fiction and American literature.

A brief biography of the author and college professor whose travels across the United States inspired her to write the poem which became the song "America the Beautiful.".

Recounts the life story of the author of the "Little House" books, from her childhood in Wisconsin to her old age at Rocky Ridge Farm.

Story of Harriet Beecher Stowe, who opposed slavery so passionately, that she decided to write novels about it, and became the most famous of a renowned family.

A biography of the woman whose novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin, " made Americans aware of the horrors of slavery.

Presents a memoir in which the author recalls the history of the women of the Gibson family in South Carolina, and the men in their lives.

The author meditates upon her life, travels, and nature, using the color turquoise as a metaphor for a way to make sense of the world.

A collection of children's letters from the 1930s through the 1950s sent to Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the nine "Little House" books.

An encyclopedia of American women writers, examining the lives and works of such authors as Maya Angelou, Kate Chopin, Adrienne Rich, and Eudora Welty.