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Judy Blume

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Judy Blume is an American writer of children's, young adult, and adult fiction. Blume began writing in 1959 and has published more than 25 novels. Among her best-known works are Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (1970), Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972), Deenie (1973), and Blubber (1974). Blume's books have significantly contributed to children's and young adult literature. Blume was one of the first young adult authors to write some of her novels focused on teenagers about the controversial topics of masturbation, menstruation, teen sex, birth control, and death. Her novels have sold over 82 million copies and have been translated into 32 languages. She has won many awards for her writing, including American Library Association (ALA)'s Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1996 for her contributions to young adult literature. She was recognized as a Library of Congress Living Legend and awarded the 2004 National Book Foundation medal for distinguished contribution to American letters. This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License

Samuel Ace

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Samuel Ace is a trans and genderqueer poet and sound artist. Ace has received both a Lambda Literary Aware and Firecracker Alternative Book Award and is a recipient of the Astraea Lesbian Writer's Fund Award in Poetry. He currently teaches poetry and creative writing at Mount Holyoke College where he resides in addition to Tuscon, Arizona. 

Samina Ali

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Samina Ali is an American author and activist born in India. She was the curator of Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art and Voices, a digital exhibition for the International Museum of Women (IMOW). Her debut novel, Madras on Rainy Days, won the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger award from France and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award in Fiction. She is the co-founder of American Muslim feminist organization Daughters of Hajar.

Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, popular poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim. This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License

Gwendolyn Brooks

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Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen, making her the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize. Throughout her prolific writing career, Brooks received many more honors. A lifelong resident of Chicago, she was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968, a position she held until her death 32 years later. She was also named the U.S. Poet Laureate for the 1985–86 term. In 1976, she became the first African American woman inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License

Aminatta Forna

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Betty Friedan

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Betty Friedan was an American feminist writer and activist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism in the 20th century. In 1966, Friedan co-founded and was elected the first president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), which aimed to bring women "into the mainstream of American society now [in] fully equal partnership with men". In 1970, after stepping down as NOW's first president, Friedan organized the nationwide Women's Strike for Equality on August 26, the 50th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution granting women the right to vote. The national strike was successful beyond expectations in broadening the feminist movement; the march led by Friedan in New York City alone attracted over 50,000 people. This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License.

Jewelle Gomez

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Lois Gould

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Virginia Hamilton

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Maxine Kumin

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Sarah Ladipo Manyika

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Robin Morgan

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Alice Walker

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Hiltgunt Zassenhaus

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Frances Tarlton "Sissy" Farenthold was an American politician, attorney, activist, and educator. She was best known for her two campaigns for governor of Texas in 1972 and 1974, and for being placed in nomination for vice president of the United States, finishing second at the 1972 Democratic National Convention. She was elected as the first chair of the National Women's Political Caucus in 1973 This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License.