|
|
Name
|
Year born
|
Year of death
|
Country
|
Language
|
1 |
® |
Laurila, Tellervo |
1887 |
1960 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
2 |
|
Laurillard, Eliza |
1830 |
1908 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
3 |
|
La Vallière, Louise-Françoise Duchesse de |
1644 |
1710 |
France
|
French
|
4 |
® |
Lavater, Johann Kaspar |
1741 |
1801 |
Switzerland
|
German
|
5 |
|
La Vaudère, Jane de |
1857 |
1908 |
France
|
French
|
6 |
|
La Vigne, Anne de |
1634 |
1684 |
France
|
French
|
7 |
® |
La Villette, Abbesse de Sainte-Perrine de |
1680 |
1750 |
France
|
French
|
8 |
|
La Villette, Maria Anna de |
1730 |
1777 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
9 |
|
Lawless, Emily |
1845 |
1913 |
Ireland
|
English
|
10 |
|
Lawrence, Frieda |
1879 |
1956 |
England Germany
|
English German
|
11 |
|
Lawton, Elodie |
1825 |
1908 |
Serbia England
|
English
|
12 |
® |
Lazareva, M. A. |
1860 |
1930 |
Russia
|
Russian
|
13 |
|
Lazarević, Anđelija |
1885 |
1926 |
Serbia
|
Serbian
|
14 |
|
Lazarevic, Jelena |
1880 |
1950 |
Serbia
|
Serbian
|
15 |
|
Lazarus, Nahida Ruth |
1849 |
1928 |
Germany
|
German
|
16 |
|
Lazea, Philippa |
1546 |
1576 |
Croatia Italy
|
Latin
|
17 |
® |
Leach, Abby |
1855 |
1918 |
United States
|
English
|
18 |
|
Leadbeater, Mary |
1758 |
1826 |
Ireland
|
English
|
19 |
® |
Leade, Jane |
1623 |
1704 |
England
|
English
|
20 |
|
Le Barillier, Berthe-Corinne |
1868 |
1945 |
France
|
French
|
21 |
® |
Lebassu d'Helf, Josephine |
1800 |
1850 |
France
|
French
|
22 |
® |
Lebègue, Agnès |
1750 |
1800 |
France
|
French
|
23 |
|
Leblanc, Georgette |
1869 |
1941 |
France
|
French
|
24 |
® |
Lebrocquoy, Louisa |
1830 |
1890 |
France
|
French
|
25 |
® |
Le Camus de Melsons, Charlotte |
1660 |
1702 |
France
|
French
|
26 |
|
Leclercq, Marie |
1856 |
1934 |
France
|
French
|
27 |
|
Lecomte du Nouy, Hermine |
1855 |
1915 |
France
|
French
|
28 |
|
L'Écuyer, L. de (Comtesse de) |
1860 |
1920 |
France
|
French
|
29 |
® |
Ledvínková, Barbora |
1840 |
1890 |
Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire Czech Republic
|
Czech
|
30 |
® |
Lee, Ann |
1736 |
1784 |
United States England
|
English
|
31 |
|
Lee, Hannah Farnham Sawyer |
1780 |
1865 |
United States
|
English
|
32 |
|
Lee, Harriet |
1757 |
1851 |
England
|
English
|
33 |
|
Lee, Jarena |
1783 |
1850 |
United States
|
English
|
34 |
|
Lee, Margaret |
1750 |
1800 |
England
|
English
|
35 |
|
Lee, Sarah |
1791 |
1856 |
England
|
English
|
36 |
|
Leesen, Postuma Wilh. von |
1847 |
1900 |
Germany
|
German
|
37 |
|
Lee, Sophia |
1750 |
1824 |
England
|
English
|
38 |
|
Leeuw, Amy Geertruida de |
1843 |
1938 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
39 |
|
Leeuwen, Catharina van |
1769 |
1838 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
40 |
|
Leeuw, Margaretha A. van der |
1850 |
1900 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
41 |
|
Le Feuvre, Amy |
1861 |
1929 |
England
|
English
|
42 |
|
Leffler, Anne Charlotte |
1849 |
1892 |
Sweden
|
Swedish
|
43 |
® |
Legouvé, Ernest |
1807 |
1903 |
France
|
French
|
44 |
® |
Lehtonen, Aino |
1880 |
1940 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
45 |
|
Lehtonen, Helmi |
1880 |
1940 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
46 |
® |
Lehtonen, Katri |
1879 |
1941 |
Finland
|
Swedish
|
47 |
|
Leidenius, Laimi Lovisa |
1877 |
1938 |
Finland
|
Finnish German Swedish
|
48 |
® |
Leidensrost, Charlotte |
1800 |
1850 |
Germany
|
German
|
49 |
|
Lemaitre, Camille |
1860 |
1920 |
France
|
French
|
50 |
® |
Le Maître, Elisabeth |
1812 |
1900 |
Germany
|
German
|
51 |
|
Lemaitre, Élise-Marie Chigot |
1870 |
1935 |
France
|
French
|
52 |
|
Le Marchand, Françoise Duché, Dame |
1700 |
1754 |
France
|
French
|
53 |
|
Le Masson Le Golft, Marie |
1749 |
1826 |
France
|
French
|
54 |
|
Lencastre e Cardenas, Maria Guadalupe de |
1630 |
1715 |
Portugal
|
Portuguese Latin
|
55 |
® |
Lencastre, Viscondessa of Balsemão Catarina de |
1749 |
1824 |
Portugal
|
Portuguese
|
56 |
|
L'Enclos, Ninon de |
1620 |
1704 |
France
|
French
|
57 |
|
Lenéru, Marie |
1875 |
1918 |
France
|
French
|
58 |
® |
Lengefeld, Charlotte Luise Antoinette von |
1766 |
1826 |
Germany
|
German
|
59 |
® |
Lenige, Jetske |
1763 |
1840 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch Frisian
|
60 |
|
Lenige, Kynke |
1755 |
1780 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch Frisian
|
61 |
|
Lennep, Petronella Joanna Maria van |
1750 |
1800 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
62 |
|
Lenngren, Anna Maria |
1754 |
1817 |
Sweden
|
Swedish
|
63 |
|
Lennox, Charlotte (Barbara) |
1729 |
1804 |
England
|
English
|
64 |
|
Lenormand, Marie Anne Adélaïde |
1772 |
1843 |
France
|
French
|
65 |
|
Lenting-van der Tuuk, Petronella Hélène Clasina van der |
1822 |
1900 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
66 |
|
Lenzen, Maria |
1814 |
1882 |
Germany
|
German
|
67 |
|
Léo, André |
1824 |
1900 |
France
|
French
|
68 |
® |
Leonhard, Albine |
1850 |
1920 |
Germany
|
German
|
69 |
|
Leonhardt-Lyser, Karoline |
1811 |
1890 |
Germany
|
German
|
70 |
® |
Leonidova, Kleopatra |
1810 |
1850 |
Russia
|
Russian
|
71 |
|
León, Rogelia |
1828 |
1870 |
Spain
|
Spanish
|
72 |
|
Leontias, Sappho |
1830 |
1900 |
Greece
|
Greek German French
|
73 |
® |
Leopold, Irene |
1860 |
1940 |
Finland
|
Swedish
|
74 |
® |
Lepaute, Nicole Reine Labrière |
1723 |
1788 |
France
|
French
|
75 |
|
L' Epinay, Marie Bruchez de |
1802 |
1864 |
France
|
French
|
76 |
® |
Lepko, Ol'ga Aleksandrovna |
1837 |
1905 |
Russia
|
Russian
|
77 |
|
Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie |
1711 |
1780 |
France
|
French
|
78 |
|
Le Rebours, Madame Anel |
1731 |
1821 |
France
|
French
|
79 |
|
Lernay, Rose Olympe de |
1800 |
1850 |
France
|
French
|
80 |
|
Lerou, Emilie |
1870 |
1930 |
France
|
French
|
81 |
|
Le Roux, Madame |
1870 |
1930 |
France
|
French
|
82 |
|
Leroyer de Chantepie, Sophie |
1800 |
1888 |
France
|
French
|
83 |
® |
Leroy, Mlle Françoise |
1880 |
1940 |
Belgium/Southern Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
84 |
® |
Lesbazeilles-Souvestre, Madame Eugène |
1833 |
1900 |
France
|
French
|
85 |
|
Lescailje, Katharina |
1649 |
1711 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
86 |
® |
L'Esclache, Madame de |
1650 |
1700 |
France
|
French
|
87 |
|
Lesguillon, Hermance |
1812 |
1882 |
France
|
French
|
88 |
|
Lešková, Rebeka |
1773 |
1856 |
Slovakia Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire
|
Czech
|
89 |
|
Lespinasse, Julie de |
1732 |
1776 |
France
|
French
|
90 |
® |
L'Espine, Mme H. de |
1840 |
1900 |
France
|
French
|
91 |
|
Lester, Helen W. |
1860 |
1920 |
England
|
English
|
92 |
® |
Lesznai, Anna |
1885 |
1966 |
Hungary
|
Hungarian
|
93 |
® |
Letellier, Virginie |
1837 |
1909 |
France Luxemburg
|
French
|
94 |
|
Leti, Maria |
1680 |
1730 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
95 |
® |
Levander, Anni |
1866 |
1911 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
96 |
|
Levesque, Louise Cavelier |
1703 |
1743 |
France
|
French
|
97 |
|
Levi, Eugenia |
1860 |
1920 |
Italy
|
Italian
|
98 |
® |
Le Vieux, Marie |
1650 |
1700 |
France
|
French
|
99 |
® |
Levitskaya, Sofiya Aleksandrovna |
1819 |
1904 |
Russia
|
Russian
|
100 |
|
Lewald, Fanny |
1811 |
1889 |
Germany
|
German
|
101 |
|
Lewis, Harriet O'Brien |
1841 |
1878 |
United States
|
English
|
102 |
|
Leydekker, Cornelia |
1654 |
1725 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
103 |
|
Leyer, A.G. |
1790 |
1850 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
104 |
|
Lezay-Marnésia, Charlotte Antoinette de Bressay Marquise de |
1710 |
1785 |
France
|
French
|
105 |
® |
L. Ferri-Giustino |
1850 |
1900 |
Italy
|
Italian
|
106 |
|
L'Héritier de Villandon, Marie-Jeanne |
1664 |
1734 |
France
|
French
|
107 |
® |
L'Hermite, Tristan |
1601 |
1655 |
France
|
French
|
108 |
® |
Liancourt, Jeanne de Schomberg |
1601 |
1674 |
France
|
French
|
109 |
® |
Liborel, Mademoiselle |
1650 |
1700 |
France
|
French
|
110 |
® |
~~librarian (name below) |
|
|
unknown / not relevant
|
|
111 |
® |
~~librarian (name see below; gender of public unknown) |
|
|
unknown / not relevant
|
|
112 |
|
Liebeskind, Sophie Dorothea |
1765 |
1853 |
Germany
|
German
|
113 |
|
Liefde, Johanna Louise Frederique de |
1875 |
1960 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
114 |
® |
Lie, Jonas |
1833 |
1908 |
Norway
|
Norwegian
|
115 |
|
Lie, Kathrine |
1780 |
1850 |
Norway
|
Norwegian
|
116 |
® |
Liencourt, Madame de |
1600 |
1680 |
France
|
French
|
117 |
® |
Lier, Barbara Maria van |
1751 |
1778 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
118 |
|
Lier, Catharina Allegonda van |
1768 |
1801 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
119 |
|
Lieres und Wilkau, Gabriele von |
1860 |
1900 |
Germany
|
German
|
120 |
|
Lieven, Dorothea von |
1785 |
1857 |
Russia England
|
English Russian
|
121 |
|
Lievevrouw-Coopman, M. |
1857 |
1916 |
Belgium/Southern Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
122 |
® |
Ligniville d Autricourt, Anne-Catherine de |
1722 |
1800 |
France
|
French
|
123 |
® |
Liinamaa-Pärssinen, Hilja |
1887 |
1935 |
Russia Finland
|
Finnish
|
124 |
® |
Likhacheva, Lyubov' Stepanovna |
1800 |
1857 |
Russia
|
Russian
|
125 |
® |
Likhareva, Elizaveta Aleksandrovna |
1778 |
1845 |
Russia
|
Russian
|
126 |
® |
Lilius, Alfhild Amalia (Lilli) |
1861 |
1945 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
127 |
® |
Lilius, Anna Augusta |
1851 |
1899 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
128 |
|
Lilja, Anni Emilia |
1871 |
1952 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
129 |
|
Limborg, Elizabeth van |
1620 |
1690 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
130 |
|
Limborg, Perina van |
1630 |
1700 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
131 |
|
Lindahl, Gunilla |
1870 |
1950 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
132 |
|
Lindau, Anna |
1828 |
1880 |
Germany Italy
|
German
|
133 |
|
Lindbæk, Sofie (Sossen) Aubert |
1875 |
1953 |
Norway
|
Norwegian
|
134 |
|
Lindberg-Dovlette, Elsa |
1874 |
1944 |
Sweden
|
Swedish
|
135 |
|
Lindberg, Gertrud |
1880 |
1940 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
136 |
® |
Lindberg, Hanna |
1868 |
1909 |
Finland Switzerland
|
Swedish
|
137 |
® |
Lindbom, Helena Tuomaantytär |
1830 |
1880 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
138 |
|
Lindemann, Marie von |
1818 |
1903 |
Germany
|
German
|
139 |
|
Lindenaer, Johanna Dorothea |
1664 |
1737 |
Netherlands
|
French
|
140 |
® |
Linden-van Eden, Anna Maria van der |
1849 |
1919 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
141 |
|
Linder, Marie |
1840 |
1870 |
Finland Russia
|
Swedish
|
142 |
|
Lindgrén, Jenny |
1880 |
1950 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
143 |
|
Lindhé, Wilma |
1838 |
1922 |
Sweden
|
Swedish
|
144 |
® |
Lindqvist, Fredrika |
1786 |
1841 |
Sweden Finland
|
Swedish
|
145 |
|
Lindsay, Lady Ann |
1750 |
1825 |
England
|
English
|
146 |
|
Lindström, Elsa |
1879 |
1947 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
147 |
® |
Lindström, Hilma |
1830 |
1890 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
148 |
|
Lingen, Regina van |
1730 |
1800 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
149 |
|
Linhart, Elise |
1848 |
1880 |
Germany
|
German
|
150 |
|
Linton, Eliza Lynn |
1822 |
1898 |
England
|
English
|
151 |
|
Lintot, Catherine Cailleau, comtesse de |
1728 |
1780 |
France
|
French
|
152 |
|
Lionarons, Alexander |
1827 |
1913 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
153 |
® |
Lippens-Behaegel, Isabelle Hyppolyte |
1859 |
1900 |
Belgium/Southern Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
154 |
|
Lippincott, Sarah Jane |
1823 |
1904 |
United States
|
English
|
155 |
|
Lipsius, Ida Marie |
1837 |
1927 |
Germany
|
German
|
156 |
|
Lipton, Evelyn |
1850 |
1900 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
157 |
® |
Lisovskaya, Emiliya Federovna |
1860 |
1947 |
Russia
|
Russian
|
158 |
® |
~~listener (oral transmission of a text) |
|
|
unknown / not relevant
|
|
159 |
® |
Lithenius, Sofie |
1847 |
1926 |
Finland
|
Swedish
|
160 |
® |
Litvinova, Pelageya Yakovl'yevna |
1853 |
1898 |
Russia
|
Russian
|
161 |
|
Livermore, Mary |
1820 |
1905 |
United States
|
English
|
162 |
|
Lizzy |
1850 |
1900 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
163 |
|
Ljubatović, Olga |
1853 |
1917 |
Montenegro
|
Serbian Italian
|
164 |
|
Ljungberg, Emilie (Emma) |
1846 |
1900 |
Finland
|
Swedish
|
165 |
® |
Ljungberg, Eva |
1850 |
1919 |
Finland
|
Swedish French
|
166 |
|
Ljungstedt, Aurora |
1821 |
1908 |
Sweden
|
Swedish
|
167 |
® |
Llobet, Purificación |
1852 |
1905 |
Spain
|
Spanish
|
168 |
® |
Loboda, Stefani' Matvevna |
1827 |
1887 |
Russia
|
Russian
|
169 |
|
Lochon, Charlotte |
1670 |
1689 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
170 |
® |
Lodyzhenskaya, Elizaveta Aleksandrovna |
1828 |
1891 |
Russia
|
Russian
|
171 |
® |
Loenbom, Julia |
1843 |
1936 |
Finland
|
Swedish
|
172 |
|
Löfgren, Elisabeth |
1851 |
1931 |
Finland Sweden
|
Finnish
|
173 |
|
Logeman-van der Willigen, Dina Samuela |
1864 |
1925 |
Belgium/Southern Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
174 |
|
Lohmann, Emilie Friederike Sophie |
1783 |
1830 |
Germany
|
German
|
175 |
|
Löhn-Siegel, Maria Anna |
1830 |
1902 |
Germany
|
German
|
176 |
|
Loke, Marie Elise |
1870 |
1916 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
177 |
|
Lokhvitskaya, Mirra |
1869 |
1905 |
Russia
|
Russian
|
178 |
|
Lomannus, Sara |
1762 |
1820 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
179 |
® |
Loman-van Uildriks, Gonne |
1863 |
1921 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
180 |
|
Lombroso, Gina |
1872 |
1944 |
Italy
|
Italian
|
181 |
|
Lombroso, Paola |
1871 |
1954 |
Italy
|
Italian
|
182 |
® |
Lom, Elisabeth van |
1600 |
1673 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
183 |
|
Lom, Mechteldis van |
1600 |
1653 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
184 |
® |
Londén, Lydia Naemi (Lilly) |
1862 |
1937 |
Finland
|
Swedish
|
185 |
|
Longard de Longarde, Dorothea |
1855 |
1915 |
England
|
English
|
186 |
|
Long, Catharine Walpole |
1800 |
1850 |
England
|
English
|
187 |
® |
Lönnbeck, Ida Castalia |
1845 |
1920 |
Finland
|
Swedish
|
188 |
|
Lönnbohm, Olga Margareta |
1871 |
1904 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
189 |
|
Lonsdale, Margaret |
1850 |
1900 |
England
|
English
|
190 |
|
Loo, Henriette van |
1845 |
1910 |
Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
191 |
|
Loos, Anita |
1889 |
1981 |
United States
|
English
|
192 |
|
López de Haro, Margarita |
1830 |
1890 |
Spain
|
Spanish
|
193 |
|
Loreau, Henriette |
1830 |
1900 |
France
|
French
|
194 |
|
Lorenz, Auguste Wilhelmine |
1784 |
1861 |
Germany
|
German
|
195 |
|
Lory de Narp, Mme |
1760 |
1820 |
France
|
French
|
196 |
|
Los Rios, Angélique de |
1728 |
1800 |
Belgium/Southern Netherlands
|
French
|
197 |
|
Löthman-Koponen, Matilda Aurora (Tilda) |
1874 |
1962 |
Finland
|
Finnish
|
198 |
|
Lothringen, Margarethe von |
1463 |
1521 |
Germany
|
Italian Latin
|
199 |
® |
Louant, Clémentine |
1864 |
1930 |
Belgium/Southern Netherlands
|
Dutch
|
200 |
|
Louise of Savoy |
1476 |
1513 |
France
|
French
|