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Jul 28, 2026
I often see a lot of people say they don’t read a lot of women writers because they read classics, and as a classics reader I thought to do a thread to show people that a lot of classic literature was...
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A thread showcasing 25 classic female authors across different genres and time periods, from Sappho and Christine de Pizan to Virginia Woolf and Toni Morrison, with reading recommendations for each. The author plans a second part with 25 more writers to counter the misconception that classics are primarily written by men.
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