Women in Literature

Questions in this series

• Who is the author of the essay The Second Sex, a major work of feminist thought?
• Which contemporary British playwright, known for her plays featuring complex female characters, wrote “Top Girls”?
• Who is the author of “Beloved,” a novel that examines the aftermath of slavery in the United States through the eyes of an African American woman?
• Which 20th century American poet, associated with confessional poetry, wrote Ariel?
• Who is the author of “Pride and Prejudice,” a novel that explores the manners and social constraints of early 19th-century England through the perspective of a woman?
• Which Nigerian author, famous for her TED Talk “We Should All Be Feminists,” wrote “Purple Hibiscus” and “Americanah”?
• Which French writer and activist authored the “Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen”?
• Which 19th-century French author, famous for her social critiques and rural novels, wrote under a male pseudonym?
• Which Uruguayan poetess, a central figure of the Generation of 45, is recognized for her works exploring themes of love, death, and feminine identity?
• Which Canadian short story writer received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013?