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literary ladies guide an archive dedicated to classic women authors and their work literary ladies guide an archive dedicated to classic women authors and their work menu home biographies authors trailblazing women journalists other voices guides book reviews book descriptions literary analyses literary ladies almanac articles literary musings film stage author quotes the bookish life literary travels writing wisdom digital library poetry full texts shop substack about about us write for us contact 10 fascinating facts about ida b wells fearless journalist activist by taylor jasmine on july 22 2026 comments 0 ida b wells was a fearless crusader in the early civil rights movement a journalist editor speaker reformer and suffragist she was born on july 16 1862 and lived her big courageous life until 1932 get an introduction to her remarkable life and work with these fascinating facts about ida b wells wells was best known for spearheading a national antilynching campaign through which she worked tirelessly and fearlessly to end the uniquely american practice of the public mob murders of black americans wells reputation continues to grow even decades after her death journalism awards have been established in her name scholarships are endowed in her honor and there s a museum celebrating her legacy in her hometown in mississippi read more shirley hazzard on travel love and language by chris prickett on july 20 2026 updated july 24 2026 comments 2 like many of the main characters in her novels australian american writer shirley hazzard 1931 2016 traveled and moved homes from a young age at first this relocation was due to the decisions of parents responding to work or world events and later to the dictates of her employers photo at right shirley hazzard in 2007 photo by christopher peterson courtesy of wikimedia commons read more émilie du châtelet 1706 1749 mathematician physicist translator by marie lebert on june 27 2026 comments 0 émilie du châtelet 1706 1749 was a french mathematician physicist and translator her major work as a writer was foundations of physics first published in 1740 her major work as a translator was the translation of fellow scientist isaac newton s seminal book mathematical principles of natural philosophy from its original latin into french published in 1759 her translation is still the standard french translation to this day émilie du châtelet received a good education in literature mathematics and science after marrying the marquis du châtelet at the age of nineteen and bearing three children she resumed her mathematical studies in 1733 at the age of twenty six read more quotes from shirley jackson s psychological thrillers by emma ward on june 26 2026 updated june 27 2026 comments 0 shirley jackson 1916 1965 was an american author whose work explored motifs of psychological horror presented here is a selection of quotes from shirley jackson s best known fiction in this genre in which she was a master many of her works addressed the dark side of human nature the lottery 1948 is her best known short story standouts among her novels are the haunting of hill house and we have always lived in the castle life among the savages and raising demons pioneered the genre of momoirs that inspired such writers as erma bombeck and jean kerr in jackson s case her own family life wasn t quite as fun as the glossy and wry depictions in her pages read more lizzie magie forgotten inventor of the landlord s game by evan atlas on june 5 2026 updated june 15 2026 comments 0 introduction by literary ladies guide although monopoly is one of the most iconic board games in the world the fascinating story of its origins has been lost to time first published by parker brothers in 1935 the game s invention was long credited to charles darrow a salesman but monopoly was actually based on the landlord s game invented and patented by lizzie magie in 1904 the usurping game is now the best selling modern board game by far with approximately 285 million copies sold its digital equivalent monopoly go has amassed 150 million downloads with millions of daily active users some history of lizzie magie and her invention is explored in the following piece by evan atlas who recently reimagined magie s creation as an online game called prosperity read more i do not consent the life of writer and activist june jordan by elodie barnes on may 8 2026 updated june 15 2026 comments 0 june jordan july 9 1936 june 14 2002 was a poet playwright and essayist known for her political activism and commitment to human rights her writing spanned thirty years and nearly thirty books covering subjects such as marginalization oppression and inequality as well as racial political and sexual identity she was also passionate about the use of black english in writing and in education and had a thriving teaching career in several universities read more marriage and love by emma goldman a 1911 essay by taylor jasmine on april 20 2026 updated june 15 2026 comments 0 emma goldman 1869 1940 was a noted as a promoter of the anarchist philosophy best known for her role in the development of its theories in the early twentieth century she was also actively involved in other social reforms marriage and love one of her best known and widely read essays this thoughtful often cynical and surprising examination of marriage in the early twentieth century still speaks to the contemporary institution in many ways in 1906 goldman founded the mother earth journal serving as both an editor and frequent contributor the essay that follows was originally published by mother earth publishing association in 1911 it is in the public domain read more literary centenaries 2026 classic fiction by women writers by nava atlas on april 11 2026 updated june 27 2026 comments 0 i find literary centenaries fascinating what books were being read and discussed one hundred years ago what books and stories have become classics here we ll explore literary centenaries that happened in 2026 specifically books by women writers published in 1926 which have stood the test of time because of the hoopla surrounding the centenary of the great gatsby in 2025 i did a similar roundup of books and stories by women writers from 1925 all of these books and stories following are in the public domain so you might find free versions of them online on sites like project gutenberg many are still circulating in print form in public or university libraries and audio versions of most are available as well read more previous pages generic selectors exact matches only search in title search in content post type selectors filter by categories author biography author quotes book descriptions book reviews classic female playwrights dear literary ladies elodie barnes film stage adaptations of classic novels francis booth full texts of classic works literary analyses literary musings literary travel other voices poetry resources for writers the bookish life trailblazing women journalists translators marie lebert contributor writing advice from classic authors now available as an audiobook literary ladies guide to the writing life copyright 2023 all rights reserved privacy policy