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050			_aPS 147 _b.K845 2000
100			_aKort, Carol. _9110032
245		2	_aA to Z of American women writers / _cCarol Kort.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bFacts On File, _cc2000.
300			_axiii, 274 p. : _bports. _c24 cm.
500			_aSubtitle on cover: a biographical dictionary.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-251) and indexes.
520			_a and Rita Dove (1952-present), Poet and short story writer. www.alibris.com
520			_a Harriet A. Jacobs (1813-1897), Autobiographer
520			_a Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), Novelist
520			_a Maxine Hong Kingston (1940-present), Novelist and memoirist
520			_a Nellie Bly (1865-1922), Journalist
520			_a Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), Novelist and biographer
520			_a Toni Morrison (1931-present), Novelist and essayist
520			_aThis volume profiles more than 150 women whose works have greatly influenced American writing. Each profile features an in-depth examination of its subject's biography, literary and personal influences as well as a discussion of each writer's major works, and a further reading section listing sources for further study on the author or her works. Profiles include: Mary Rowlandson (c. 1635-1711), Nonfiction writer
650			_aAmerican literature
942			_cALR
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