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- Austen, Jane
- Jane Austen, by Harriett Childe Pemberton
(Girl's Own Paper, 1882)
- Auvaiyar
- "The Elderly Lady," Speaking from Ancient Orient, by Isabella Fyvie Mayo
(Girl's Own Paper, 1892)
- The teachings of Auvaiyar of ancient India.
- Barbauld, Anne Letitia Aikin,
- Mrs. Barbauld, by H. Barton Baker
(Argosy, 1881)
- A prominent English poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, and author of children's literature.
- Borgia, Lucrezia
- Lucrezia Borgia
(Harper's Monthly, 1876A)
- Bremer, Frederika
- Frederika Bremer
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1867)
- 18th-century Swedish writer and feminist reformer.
- Frederika Bremer, by Margaret E. Sangster
(Demorest, 1880)
- Buchan, Countess of
- An Old Scottish Heroine, by Agnes Hannay
(Girl's Own Paper, 1891)
- A supporter of Robert the Bruce.
- Burleigh, Lady of
- True Story of "The Ladye of Burleigh," by Dr. Shelton Mackenzie
(Peterson's, 1858)
- The romantic story of an earl who, incognito, married a country lass.
- Clifford, Anne
- A Right Noble Lady, by E. Walford
(Girl's Own Paper, 1891)
- D'Egmont, Countess
- The Romance of a Grande Dame, by Mary Mather
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1890A)
- A noted French salonist of the 18th century.
- de Genlis, Madame
- Madame de Genlis, by Alice King
(Argosy, 1893)
- French writer, harpist and educator.
- de Hautefort, Marie
- A Noble Lady, by Maria Louise Henry
(Atlantic Monthly, 1883)
- A favorite and political advisor of Louis XIII of France.
- de Launay, Gabrielle
- An 18th Century Juliet, by James Mortimer
(The Strand, 1891A)
- The story of Gabrielle de Launay, who was literally snatched from the grave by her lover - only to be brought to court later by her husband!
- de Pompadour, Madame
- Madame de Pompadour by Alice King
(Argosy, 1881)
- de Rémusat, Madame
- Madame de Rémusat, by Margaret E. Sangster
(Demorest, 1880)
- French woman of letters and lady-in-waiting to Empress Josephine.
- de Sévigné, Marie
- Marie de Sévigné, by Rosa Graham
(Demorest, 1874)
- A 17th century French aristocrat known for her letter-writing.
- De Stael, Madame
- Madame de Stael, by Alice King
(Argosy, 1881)
- Literary lady and political figure in 18th-century Germany.
- Madame de Stael, by Harriett Childe Pemberton
(Girl's Own Paper, 1881)
- Douglas, Kate
- Kate Douglas
(Girl's Own Paper, 1898)
- The woman who attempted to bar a door with her arm to protect King James I from assassination - and probably the source of the catchphrase "Katy Bar the Door!"
- Edgeworth, Maria
- A Visit to the Edgeworths
(Atlantic Monthly, 1865)
- Maria Edgeworth was an Anglo-Irish writer and worker for Irish relief.
- Pen and Ink Sketch of Maria Edgeworth, by C.A. Macirone
(Girl's Own Paper, 1897)
- "...the greatest minds of her time would reverence her influence as a writer, and claim for her the honour of giving to the world a literature - first for the youngest, and then for readers of mature age - fresh, pure, and bright, so simple in her child stories as to be dear to all the little ones who could enter into the sorrows of Lame Jervas and Simple Susan..."
- Elizabeth of Siberia
- Elizabeth of Siberia, or, Prascovie Lopouloff
(Girl's Own Paper, 1886)
- The story of a Russian girl who traveled from Siberia to St. Petersburg to intercede for her exiled parents.
- Erskine, Lady
- The Lady Erskine of Grange, by E. Walford
(Girl's Own Paper, 1892)
- A lady exiled to the Isle of St. Kilda by her husband in the 18th century.
- Fairfax, Sally Cary
- A True Colonial Dame, by Mrs. Burton Harrison (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)
- Sally Cary Fairfax, a family friend of George Washington.
- Hatton, Lady
- A Gallery of Eccentric Women: Lady Hatton, by Nanette Mason
(Girl's Own Paper, 1888)
- An ill-tempered lady of Elizabethan times, and her tempestuous marriages and legal battles.
- Hemans, Felicia
- Mrs. Hemans, by Alice King
(Girl's Own Paper, 1889)
- Joan of Arc
- The Maid of Orleans
(Demorest, 1879)
- Joan of Arc, by Lily Watson
(Girl's Own Paper, 1886)
- JOAN OF ARC: The Home and Personality of Joan of Arc, by Emma Asbrand Hopkins (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)
- The National Hero of France: Joan of Arc, by Boutet de Monvel
(Century Magazine, 1897A)
- Newly Discovered Portraits of Jeanne d'Arc
(Century Magazine, 1897A)
- Jordan, Dorothy
- Dorothy Jordan, by J. Fitzgerald Molloy
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1892A)
- An actress of the 18th century.
- Kauffman, Angelica
- Angelica Kauffman
(Harper's Monthly, 1875A)
- A Swiss neoclassical painter.
- La Fayette, Madame
- The Marchioness de Lafayette
(Godey's, 1868)
- An account of the struggles and difficulties of the wife of Lafayette.
- Madame La Fayette - Her Hero Husband and Her Home (Demorest, 1886)
- The Lafayette home in La Grange, France.
- Lambrun, Margaret
- Margaret Lambrun
(Girl's Own Paper, 1880)
- A supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots, who swore vengeance against Queen Elizabeth.
- Landon, Letitia Elizabeth
- Letitia Elizabeth Landon, by Lizzie Lewis
(Demorest, 1880)
- English poet and novelist.
- le Brun
- Madame le Brun
(Demorest, 1879)
- An 18th-century painter.
- Lettice, Lady Falkland
- A Noble Sister of Charity: Lettice, Lady Falkland
(Girl's Own Paper, 1890)
- MacDonald, Flora
- Flora MacDonald
(Chambers Miscellany, 1845)
- The well-known supporter of "Bonnie Prince Charlie."
- Flora MacDonald, by Lily Watson
(Girl's Own Paper, 1886)
- Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle
- Two Dead Flowers, by Alice King
(Girl's Own Paper, 1880)
- Poets during the period of the Restoration.
- Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle: A Gallery of Eccentric Women, by Nanette Mason
(Girl's Own Paper, 1888)
- A writer who was "familiarly known as 'mad Madge,' and certainly no madder specimen of a thoroughgoing bluestocking ever existed."
- Marlborough, Duchess of
- A Gallery of Eccentric Women: Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough by Nanette Mason
(Girl's Own Paper, 1888)
- The duchess who said "Hold your tongue" to Queen Anne...
- Norton, Mrs.
- Mrs. Norton
(Godey's, 1833)
- Philips, Catherine
- Two Dead Flowers, by Alice King
(Girl's Own Paper, 1880)
- Poets during the period of the Restoration.
- Shipton, Mother
- Mother Shipton and Her Prophecies, by Isabella Rank
(Girl's Own Paper, 1881)
- Mother Shipton and Her Prophecies
(Monthly Chronicle of North-County Lore and Legend, 1890)
- Osborne, Dorothy
- Dorothy Osborne, by Alice King
(Girl's Own Paper, 1891)
- Writer of letters (1627–1695).
- Vernon, Dorothy
- The Home of Dorothy Vernon, by H.M. George
(Demorest, 1884)
- 16th-century maiden Dorothy Vernon was the heiress of Haddon Hall, where, according to legend, she eloped with John Manners.
- Wilcox, Betty
- The True Story of Betty Wilcox and Her Clock, by J.A. Owen
(Girl's Own Paper, 1892)
- A curious story of a British woman who sent stockings to the czar to obtain the release of her son.
- Wriothesley, Rachel
- Rachel Wriothesley, Lady Russell, by Louey Eagleston
(Girl's Own Paper, 1881)
- Winning essay by a 19-year-old about the widow of Lord Russell (executed by Charles II). Our writer concludes, "Surely it is better to be remembered as [wife and mother] than as one who has left the duties and retirements of home to be flattered and caressed by the world."
- Two Female Crusoes
(Girl's Own Paper, 1883)
- The first is a woman from the Dogribbed Indian tribe, who survived for months on her own in the Arctic Circle, before being discovered by the explorer Hearne in 1771. The second is a woman found on an island off the coast of southern California; this woman's story is the basis for Scott O'Dell's book
The Island of the Blue Dolphins.
- • See also the Royalty section for historic queens and princesses.
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