American lesbian writers

Czech-American tennis player

American comedian, television host, actress, and writer (born 1958)

American feminist gender studies philosopher (born 1956)

American political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944)

American author (1874–1946)

Filipino journalist

American writer (1873–1947)

American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992)

Australian-American actress

American poet (1911–1979)

American feminist writer (1946–2005)

American novelist and short story writer (1921–1995)

American television news host and political commentator

American poet, essayist and feminist (1929–2012)

American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972)

Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, known professionally as Chappell Roan, is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her camp and drag queen-influenced style.

American radical feminist and author (1936-1988)

American novelist, journalist, biographer

US writer (1874-1925)

American feminist philosopher and theologian (1928–2010)

American poet (1935–2019)

American comedian, writer, actress and voice artist

American singer-songwriter

Brandi Marie Carlile is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Her music spans multiple genres, including folk rock, alternative country, Americana, and classic rock. During her career, she has received eleven Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards, in addition to being nominated for an Academy Award. In 2026, she was named one of Time's Women of the Year.

Lebanese-American writer and artist (1925-2021)

American cartoonist, author

American writer, poet, novelist, critic (1949–2024)

American author (1937-2011)

African-American playwright and author (1930-1965)

First Lady of United States (1846-1918)

American science fiction writer (1915–1987)

American writer (1877-1967)

Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory (1942-2004)

American film director and film editor (1897–1979)

Frances Ann Lebowitz is an American author, public speaker, cultural critic, and actor. She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association with many prominent figures of the New York art scene of the 1970s and 1980s, including Andy Warhol, Martin Scorsese, Jerome Robbins, Robert Mapplethorpe, David Wojnarowicz, Candy Darling, and the New York Dolls.

American singer-songwriter

American actress and producer (born 1947)

American author

Lena Waithe is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She is the creator of the Showtime drama series The Chi (2018–present) and the BET comedy series Boomerang (2019–20) and Twenties (2020–21). She also wrote and produced the crime film Queen & Slim (2019) and is the executive producer of the horror anthology series Them (2021–present).

American psychologist and writer (born 1965)

American cultural anthropologist, activist, and feminist

American poet, writer and activist

American novelist, short story writer and poet (1849–1909)

American climate change activist

American long-distance swimmer (born 1949)

American poet, playwright, and novelist (1893-1968)

American transgender activist and writer (1949–2014)

American children's writer and novelist (born 1963)

American feminist author

American screenwriter and director (born 1964)

American actress and writer

British-American writer (b. 1960)

American filmmaker (1939-2019)

American activist and academic (born 1946)

American professor, historian, author, and filmmaker

American writer (1939-2008)

American director, producer, and screenwriter

American writer (1968–2022)

Israeli politician

American playwright