This compelling graphic collection features 18 women and asks a simple question: in a time when being a woman writer often meant being undervalued or overlooked, why did she write? Why did Jane Austen struggle to write for five years before her first novel was published? How did Edith Maude Eaton's writing change the narrative around Chinese immigrant workers in North America? Why did the Brontë sisters choose to write under male pennames, and Anne Lister write her personal diaries in code? Learn about women writers from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, from familiar favorites to those who have undeservedly fallen into obscurity, and their often untold histories.(This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)