"A sumptuous selection of short fiction and poetry. . . . Its invitation to share the passion of women's voices characterizes the entire volume."--"USA Today."

Women Writers in the United States is a celebration of the many forms of work - written and social, tangible and intangible - produced by American women. Furthe

"The inadequate acknowledgement of women short story writers in standard anthologies is a cause for wonder or affront. How else, indeed, can you view it, given

This book contains the first comprehensive account of writing by women from the mid sixteenth century through to 1700. At the same time, it traces the way a rep

A goldmine of information about women's writing, women's history, and women's concerns covers four centuries of literary history; examines the styles of various