A collection of thirty biographies tells the stories of both famous and unsung poets, playwrights, journalists, and novelists whose talents and determination offer young readers encouragement and perspective, and includes photographs, a timeline, bibliography, and glossary. (view table of contents)

Introduces the lives and literary accomplishments of such women writers as Maya Angelou, Judy Blume, Astrid Lindgren, Jean Little, Lucy Maud Montgomery, and Beatrix Potter

Discusses the nature and significance of authorship and uses interviews and biographical profiles to analyze the contributions of notable women writers