1.Toni Morrison-
Born in Lorain, Ohio, US, Chloe Anthony Wofford, also known as Toni Morrison was a Novelist, Professor, Children’s Writer, and essayist. Morrison was best known for her poetic, rich, and mythic style of writing. Her contribution to American literature is still fresh, alive, and known by the world. Her first novel was titled The bluest eye (1970), followed by many of her immeasurable writings such as Sula (1973), Song of Solomon (1977), The black book (1974), and more.
Morrison never feared to talk about American politics and race relations. She did not hesitate while calling out President Bill Clinton for being mistreated similarly to the black people. Apart from being a speaker for Black people, Morrison had strong views about Feminism. She was honored with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993.
Head on to the Toni Morrison website to learn more about her.
2. Dorris Lessing-
Dorris Lessing was a British Writer, Novelist, short story writer, novelist, and short-story writer. Dorris was listed 5th on The 50 greatest British Writers by The times. She empowered Social and Political Issues in the 20th century. She began to sell her stories to various magazines when she was just fifteen.
Lessing was the oldest person ever to be honored with a Nobel Prize of Literature in 2007. And a fun fact about Dorris? She was shopping for groceries when the announcement of the Nobel Prize was made!
After her first novel The grass in singing (1950), her novel The Golden Notebook (1962) gained international attention. She used a pseudonym- Jane Somers to display the difficulties faced by new authors trying to get published. Some of her works under the pseudonym were The Diaries of Jane Somers: The Diary of a Good Neighbor and If the Old Could.
3. Ursula K Le Guin-
She was an American author, Short-story Writer, Poet, essayist, and translator. Ursula is best known for her work in speculative, science fiction, and political criticism. She is known as a major voice in American letters and was titled ‘Greatest American writer of her generation by Micheal Chabon.
Born in Berkley, California, in 1929, Ursula’s writing has been a major hit, especially in the field of intense criticism. Her writings include Hainish Universe, A wizard of Earthsea (1968), The left hand of darkness (1969), The dispossessed (1974), and many more commercial hits.
Ursula is titled to 8 Hugos, 6 Nebulas, and 22 Locus awards.
To read more, head on to this website.
4. Clarice Lispector-
Clarice Lispector, born in 1920 in Ukraine, was a Brazilian novelist and short story writer popular for her contribution to writing. Clarice is the author of numerous commercial and non-commercial international hits such as Near to the wild heart (1942), Family Ties (1960), The passion (1964), The apple in the dark (1961), and many more. She was awarded The best-translated book award, the PEN translation prize, and was titled as the most important Jewish writer in the world since Kafka by Moser.
Unfortunately, Lispector met with an accident in 1966 where she was seriously injured and in pain. Yet, her passion for writing encouraged her to keep on writing. In 1977, Lispector faced a premature death.
5. Angela Olive Pearce-
Angela Olive Pearce, also known as Angela Carter was an English Novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist. She was best known for her feminist, magical realism, and picturesque style of writing, Angela was born in 1940 in Eastbourne, England. Carter was ranked 10th in The 50 greatest British writers since 1945. She is the author of Shadow dance (1966), The magic toyshop (1967), Black Venus (1985), Five quiet shouters (1966), The curious room (1996), and innumerable other masterpieces, Her novel Night at the circus was selected as the best winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Carter’s works also featured in some film adaptations including The company of wolves and the magic toyshop.
Women’s contribution to Writing History has been a significant one. This women’s history month, let’s remember these articulate, tenacious, and effervescent women who couldn't help but write and bring change into the world.
Part 2 of Ten women in writing will be published soon.
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