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Joan Aiken
Editor, Author / 1924 - 2004
British writer and daughter of Conrad Aiken, Joan Aiken wrote many children's books, including All You've Ever Wanted. She also wrote adult novels.
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(1924-2004)
Editor, Author
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Susan B. Anthony
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Publisher, Journalist / 1820 - 1906
Susan B. Anthony was a prominent American civil rights activist and leader during the women's suffrage movement of the 1800s.
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(1820-1906)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Publisher, Journalist
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Gwendolyn Bennett
Artist, Editor, Author, Poet / 1902 - 1981
A vital figure in the Harlem Renaissance, Gwendolyn Bennett is best known for the sensuality and visual imagery in her poems, the most famous being 'To a Dark Girl'.
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(1902-1981)
Artist, Editor, Author, Poet
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Isabella Blow
Editor / 1958 - 2007
Isabella Blow was a British fashion director and style icon known for wearing flamboyant hats, many by designer Philip Treacy.
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(1958-2007)
Editor
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Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Lawyer, Editor / 1823 - 1893
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was an active abolitionist and the first female African-American newspaper editor in North America.
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(1823-1893)
Lawyer, Editor
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Dorothy Day
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Religious Leader, Editor, Journalist / 1897 - 1980
Dorothy Day was an activist who worked for such social causes as pacifism and women’s suffrage through the prism of the Catholic Church.
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(1897-1980)
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Religious Leader, Editor, Journalist
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Jessie Fauset
Editor, Journalist, Author, Poet / 1882 - 1961
Jessie Fauset was a teacher and writer who worked as editor for The Crisis magazine, and penned the novels Comedy: American Style and Plum Bun.
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(1882-1961)
Editor, Journalist, Author, Poet
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Lillian Hellman
Editor, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1905 - 1984
Lillian Hellman was a playwright and screenwriter whose dramas attacked injustice, exploitation and selfishness.
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(1905-1984)
Editor, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Mary Livermore
Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Journalist / 1820 - 1905
Mary Livermore was an American and social reformer who devoted her life to women's suffrage and the temperance movement.
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(1820-1905)
Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Journalist
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Sylvia Plath
Academic, Editor, Author, Poet / 1932 - 1963
Sylvia Plath was a gifted, troubled poet, known for the confessional style of her work. She wrote the novel The Bell Jar.
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(1932-1963)
Academic, Editor, Author, Poet
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Charlotta Spears Bass
Educator, Editor, Journalist / 1874 - 1969
Charlotta Spears Bass was a journalist and activist who, as editor of the California Eagle, championed African-American equality and freedom.
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(1874-1969)
Educator, Editor, Journalist
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Lesley Stahl
News Anchor, Editor, Journalist / 1941 -
Lesley Stahl is an award-winning television journalist. She's served as co-editor of 60 Minutes and anchored the news program 48 Hours Investigates.
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(1941-)
News Anchor, Editor, Journalist
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Anne Tyler
Editor, Author / 1941 -
Anne Tyler is an American novelist best known for writing The Accidental Tourist (1985) which was made into a movie in 1988 starring William Hurt and Geena Davis.
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(1941-)
Editor, Author
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Dorothy West
Editor, Author / 1907 - 1998
Dorothy West is a writer remembered for her sharp observations of varied issues within the African American community.
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(1907-1998)
Editor, Author
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Anna Wintour
Editor / 1949 -
Anna Wintour is best known as the influential editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine, and for her iconic pageboy haircut and large sunglasses.
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(1949-)
Editor
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Victoria Woodhull
Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Publisher / 1838 - 1927
Victoria Woodhull was a spiritualist, activist, politician and author who was the first woman to run for the presidency of the United States.
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(1838-1927)
Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Publisher