Throughout centuries of literature, women have written stories that changed the world. Their words broke barriers, sparked movements, and gave voice to experiences that had been silenced for too long.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Writers have always had the ability to shift paradigms, ...

Saying that a specific person "coined" a new word is often a fairly tricky fact to verify, not least because someone's work containing the earliest written record of a word doesn't necessarily mean ...

In recognition of Women’s History Month, we asked GBH staff to recommend some of their favorite authors who are women. Responses immediately flooded in covering an expansive range of genres. From ...

These ten female authors span centuries, continents, and genres, but they share one thing: a commitment to telling stories that matter. Whether you’re revisiting classics or discovering new voices, ...

A chance encounter with Frances Burney's 1778 novel, Evelina, sent rare book dealer Rebecca Romney on a yearslong quest to find the women writers who influenced Jane Austen's work. One of Romney's ...

In honor of Women’s History Month, Wilton Library will hold a panel discussion with six of the nine female authors of Fall of Poppies: Stories of Love and the Great War on the book’s official release ...