Famous Women Feminist Authors and Writers

You need not have to study literature in order to know about feminism. In some way or the other, the term feminism is over-rated. People who speak or write about women are blindly considered to be feminists.

However, feminism is not a new term. To be back to the history, feminism movement started in the late 1500 to the early 1600 century. This commencement of feminism kick started to the women's right, like right to education, employment and also politics. Interestingly, many women writers emerged and wrote many literature works regarding the plight of women.

Many feminist women writers who have contributed literature to the society wrote chivalric novels. Most of their novels had women protagonist and were based on the glory of women in the world. Feminist women writers still strive to uphold the rights of women through their works like poems and novels.

International Women's Day is approaching. Here we give you a list of powerful feminist women authors:

Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft is known to be the 'Grandmom' of modern feminist writers. She is considered to be the first feminist in England which was an extremely patriotic society. Her works on feminism include; 'A Vindiction of the Rights of Women' published in 1792. It was a great feminist work where she stressed that 'intellect will always govern and sought'.

Emily Dickinson

The famous poems by Emily Dickinson, "Success is counted sweetest" and "The bustle in a house", is said to be too strong and have a common theme of the role of women and their role in the society. Most of her work portrayed that the female perspective is of little consequence to most in a modern, patriarchal society, and traditionally the roles of women are secondary to those of men.

George Eliot

George Eliot is known famously in the Victorian Era as a liberated woman. She is also considered as the role model for many women during her period. Her literary work 'Middlemarch' has a strong plea for feminist rights.

Jane Austen

Who has not read Jane Austen or watched any of the movies based on her work. This female novelist has brought out strong-headed female protagonists in her novels. Be it the 'Pride and Prejudice' or 'Sense and Sensibility', she always made her female protagonist a rational thinker.

Toni Morrison

In 2001, she was named one of the "30 Most Powerful Women in America" by Ladies' Home Journal. Toni Morrison is an American author who wrote extensively about giving freedom to the African women. Her novel 'The Beloved' talks about the beauty of African women and the patriarchal attitude towards women.

Taslima Nasreen

A former doctor, a poet, writer and a female activist, Tasleema Nasreen is known far and wide for her controversial works. Her book 'Lajja' fetched her fame and also fatwa. This secular lady is still on her way to fight for the rights of women in a patriarchal Bangladeshi society.

Maya Angelou

If you want to know the art of writing then you have to read Maya Angelou's 'Phenomenal Women'. This American poet has written many poems and essays on women and is also extensively known for her works related to issues like racism, identity and family.

Virginia Woolf

Whoever has read 'A Room Of One's Own', will surely get an answer about what exactly the feminist writer tries to say in her works. Virginia Woolf, always stressed on women's freedom and also argued that women's experience, particularly in the women's movement, could be the basis for transformative social change.