Women Authors

"Are you there God? It's me, Margaret," is a line from which coming-of-age author?

An artist ahead of her time, this American sci-fi author broke down barriers of race, sex, class, and genre.

A Vindication of the Rights of Women is considered one of the most significant works of the early feminist movement.

Which woman published only one novel while alive, which was a 1961 Pulitzer Prize winner?

An archaic Greek poet from the 6th century BCE, this woman is considered to be by many the first female writer.

Author of Room and The Pull of the Stars

What was the last name of the family of sisters in Little Women? Hint: it's also a month!

Who is the American writer and poet best known for novels such as Little Women?

Which novelist co-founded the indie bookstore Books Are Magic in Brooklyn with her husband?

A survivor, this young woman has been a champion for women in Pakistan starting at age 10.

Who wrote The Tale of the Genji, the world's first novel?

She wrote Jane Eyre as herself though she previously used a male pen name.

Best known for being the first Latin American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1945).

The House of the Spirits spans three generations of the Trueba family. Who was the author?

This novel turned film told the story of African American women who were known as "colored computers."

The novel Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is set in which two countries?

Shonda Rhimes' series "Bridgerton" was based on a series written by this author.

Who is the only author to win the Hugo award for best novel for all three books of a trilogy?

"The circus arrives without warning" is from what female-authored book?

Which of these authors was born in 1890?

Known for her famous sleuths and chilling mysteries, she is the best-selling novelist in history.

She changed literature and history when she won the Pulitzer Prize in 1921 for her novel, The Age of Innocence.

Who wrote Frankenstein and changed the landscape of monsters?

Name the author of this quote: "we all tell ourselves stories in order to live."

A celebrated anti abolitionist best known for her anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.

The younger sister of Charlotte, this woman penned Wuthering Heights.

She wrote 6 novels in the 19th century that are still studied all over the world.

Which famous suffragist organized the world's first women's rights convention in 1848?

This American author has written three novels including Gone Girl.

This Mrs. Dalloway author pioneered the use of stream-of-consciousness in her novels.

Robert Galbraith is the pen name of which bestselling author?

Author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, considered the first mainstream novel about gay women.

Which genre is Ursula K. Le Guin known for?

Which page-to-screen featuring an all Asian American cast was written by Amy Tan?

Author of The Color Purple and the first black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award.

She kept a now-famous journal in the midst of war-torn Netherlands while hiding in an attic during World War II.

Which 1960s feminist wrote, "She was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question - 'Is that all?'"