Women have written some of our most extraordinary literary works while living in societies and cultures that tried to silence them. Spanning the globe and many eras, Lauren Marino celebrates fierce, trailblazing female writers, scouring the literary canon to provide 50 portraits of Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, Virginia Woolf, Beatrix Potter, Maya Angelou, Colette, Agatha Christie, Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Lee, Jhumpa Lahiri, Flannery O'Connor, Octavia Butler, and Hildegard Von Bingen. Each entry delves into the author's life and works and is accompanied by vibrant illustrations depicting each literary legend in her element and time.