American Women’s Poetry is a research and teaching collection and includes historical examples of books by and for women, artists’ books created by women and collections of poetry by American women.

If one happened to be on par with a man, it was only in his shadow. The history of literature has either forgotten them or labelled them as scandalous… How did women poets cope in a world of ...

What drew this community of artists, journalists, activists, poets ... century America, as well as an unusual willingness in both genders to accept the possible equality of women.

"Stories of Historic Illinois Women" is a compilation of stories ... called "the most famous American woman of the 20th century," poet laureate Gwendolyn Brooks, and Illinois’ first female ...