Literary Women
See above for many already mentioned.
The Brontë sisters: Charlotte (Jane Eyre —free ebook version), Emily (Wuthering Heights)
Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author: Gilead, Home, Lila
Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables
Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women
Caryn Rivadeneira, author of Grit and Grace: Heroic Women of the Bible. Written for kids 8–12ish. Excellent!
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