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Authors

Some notes about authors In the context of this database, "authors" are not only the authors of original works, but also translators or readers who have written about what they've read. The database ..\includes some temporary "names" such as "Anoniem" (anonymous). We hope that in such cases, the actual name of the author will be found during further research. Phrases such as "auteur (nom connu)" refer to male authors whose name can be found in the notes. A few names of men have been included in the database. These fall into two categories: * Relatives or friends of female authors. By including them, we hope to gain insight into the relationship between these networks and that created by writing and reading published works. * Authors of compendiums of female authors.
Found 915 records
Name Year born Year of death Country Language
1 Murat, Henriette Julie de 1670 1716 France
French
2 ®  Mal-Enfant, Madame la Présidente de 1670 1750 France
French
3 Auneuil, Louise de Bossigny, Comtesse 1670 1730 France
French
4 ®  Heere, Madame de 1670 1730 France
French
5 Caylus, Marthe-Marguerite, Comtesse de 1671 1729 France
French
6 Doublet de Persan, Madame 1677 1771 France
French
7 Bataille de Chambenart, Marie-Agnès 1680 1745 France
French
8 ®  La Villette, Abbesse de Sainte-Perrine de 1680 1750 France
French
9 La Garde Thomassin, Victoire de 1680 1725 France
French
10 Louvencourt, Marie de 1680 1712 France
French
11 Du Tort, Madame 1680 1740 France
French
12 ®  Entrecausse-Bérat, Madame d' 1680 1750 France
French
13 ®  D'Ouvrier, Mademoiselle 1680 1740 France
French
14 ®  Dourlens, Mademoiselle 1680 1730 France
French
15 ®  Masquière, Françoise 1680 1728 France
French
16 Billy, Catherine 1682 1758 France
French
17 Vatry, Louise-Marguerite Buttet, Dame 1682 1752 France
French
18 Lussan, Marguerite de 1682 1758 France
French
19 Gomez, Madeleine-Angélique de 1684 1770 France
French
20 Staal-Delaunay, Marguerite-Jeanne de 1684 1750 France
French
21 Tencin, Claudine A.G. de 1685 1749 France
French
22 Baletti Riccoboni, Hélène 1686 1771 France
Spanish
Italian
French
23 La Bussière, Mademoiselle de 1690 1730 France
French
24 ®  Patin, Charlotte 1690 1750 France
French
25 ®  Patin, Gabrielle 1690 1750 France
French
26 Aïssé, Charlotte Elisabeth 1695 1733 France
French
27 Graffigny, Françoise de 1695 1758 France
French
28 Villeneuve, Gabrielle Suzanne Barbot de 1695 1755 France
French
29 Deffand, Madame du 1697 1780 France
French
30 Geoffrin, Marie-Thérèse Rodet 1699 1777 France
French
31 Gillot de Saintonge, Louise Geneviève 1699 1733 France
French
32 Warens de Latour, Baronne de 1699 1759 France
French
33 Potar Dulu, Mademoiselle 1700 1760 France
French
34 Champbonin, Anne Paulin, Mme Du Raget de 1700 1775 France
French
35 ®  Ferrières, Madame de 1700 1750 France
French
36 ®  Julien, Marie Louise Angélique Lemire 1700 1770 France
French
37 ®  Du Plessis-Bellière, Marquise du 1700 1760 France
French
38 Chardon, Madame 1700 1734 France
French
39 ®  Chalvet, Madame 1700 1750 France
French
40 ®  Galien, Madame 1700 1770 France
French
41 Autray, Madame d' 1700 1750 France
French
42 Stainville, Madame de 1700 1800 France
French
43 Alissant de la Tour, Madame 1700 1770 France
French
44 La Grange de Richebourg, Madame 1700 1750 France
French
45 La Popelinière, Madame de 1700 1750 France
French
46 Espinassy, Mademoiselle d' 1700 1777 France
French
47 Briqueville, Anne Henriette de, Marquise de Colombière 1700 1800 France
French
48 Le Marchand, Françoise Duché, Dame 1700 1754 France
French
49 Montmort, Mademoiselle de 1700 1760 France
French
50 Patin, Mademoiselle 1700 1760 France
French
51 Aiguillon, Anne Charlotte de Crussol-Florensac, duchesse d' 1700 1772 France
French
52 Ussé, Madame d' 1700 1750 France
French
53 Simiane, Pauline Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan, Marquise de 1700 1750 France
French
54 Méheust, Madame de 1700 1750 France
French
55 Mareuille, Madame de 1700 1750 France
French
56 Lubert, Marie-Madeleine de 1702 1777 France
French
57 Levesque, Louise Cavelier 1703 1743 France
French
58 Besuchet, Elisabeth 1704 1784 France
French
59 Roumier, Marie-Anne 1705 1771 France
French
60 Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie du 1706 1749 France
French
61 Cadière, Marie Catherine 1709 1770 France
French
62 Montégut, Jeanne Ségla, dame de 1709 1752 France
French
63 Fagnan, Marie-Antoinette Marie, Dame 1710 1775 France
French
64 Bénouville, Bonne-Charlotte de 1710 1780 France
French
65 Bruneau de la Rabatellière, Madame 1710 1770 France
French
66 Frescorade, Marie-Victoire-Hortense 1710 1780 France
French
67 Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&& 1710 1802 France
French
68 Maisonneuve, Catherine Michelle de 1710 1774 France
French
69 Du Hallay, Madame 1710 1790 France
French
70 Cronel, Mademoiselle 1710 1780 France
French
71 La Guesnerie, Charlotte Charbonnier de 1710 1785 France
French
72 Lezay-Marnésia, Charlotte Antoinette de Bressay Marquise de 1710 1785 France
French
73 Boufflers, Marquise de 1711 1786 France
French
74 Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie 1711 1780 France
French
75 Denis, Marie Louise 1712 1790 France
French
76 Du Coudrai, Angélique Marie 1712 1789 France
French
77 Brun de Maison-Forte, Marie-Marguerite 1713 1794 France
French
78 Du Hausset, Nicole Colleson 1713 1801 France
French
79 Créquy, Marquise de, Renée Caroline de Froulay 1714 1803 France
French
80 Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne 1714 1792 France
French
81 Bourette, Charlotte Rouyer 1714 1784 France
French
82 ®  Mauzé, Agnès 1715 1788 France
French
83 Floncel, Jeanne Françoise de Lavau, dame 1715 1764 France
French
84 Albert, Marie-Madeleine Bonafons d' 1716 1770 France
French
85 ®  Volland, Sophie 1716 1784 France
French
86 Bontems, Marie-Jeanne de Châtillon 1718 1768 France
French
87 Belot, Octavie 1719 1804 France
French
88 Guichard, Eléonore 1719 1747 France
French
89 ®  Gaillard, Mademoiselle 1720 1780 France
French
90 Puisieux, Madeleine de 1720 1798 France
French
91 ®  Rétau du Frêne, Madame 1720 1780 France
French
92 Hus, Françoise Nicole 1720 1780 France
French
93 Hecquet, Marie-Catherine Homassel 1720 1790 France
French
94 Dupin de Chenonceaux, Madame 1720 1780 France
French
95 Daubenton, Marguerite 1720 1818 France
French
96 Lassay, Marquise de 1720 1770 France
French
97 ®  Olième, Madame d' 1720 1780 France
French
98 ®  La Croix, Mademoiselle de 1720 1780 France
French
99 Beaumer, Madame de 1720 1766 France
French
100 ®  Corron, Marie Gombault de 1720 1770 France
French
101 ®  Choppy, Mademoiselle de 1720 1780 France
French
102 ®  Laire, Madame de 1720 1780 France
French
103 Lagorse, Marguerite de Beavoir du Roure, Marquise de 1720 1780 France
French
104 Saint-Germain, Madame G.-D. de 1720 1780 France
French
105 Kéralio, Marie-Françoise-Abeille de 1720 1770 France
French
106 Fauque, Marianne-Agnès Pillement de 1721 1773 France
English
French
107 Thiroux d'Arconville, Marie Geneviève-Charlotte 1721 1804 France
French
108 Pompadour, Marquise de, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson 1721 1764 France
French
109 ®  Ligniville d Autricourt, Anne-Catherine de 1722 1800 France
French
110 Saint-Vast, Thérèse Willems de 1722 1767 France
French
111 Dalibar, Françoise-Thérèse Aumerle de St.Phalier 1722 1757 France
French
112 Biancolelli, Marie-Thérèse 1723 1795 France
French
113 ®  Lepaute, Nicole Reine Labrière 1723 1788 France
French
114 Clairon, Hippolyte 1723 1803 France
French
115 Benoist, Françoise-Albine 1724 1809 France
French
116 Archambault, Mademoiselle 1724 1800 France
French
117 Boufflers-Rouvrel, Marie Charlotte Hippolyte 1724 1800 France
French
118 Prémontval, Marie-Anne-Victoire Pigeon d'Osangis, 1724 1767 France
French
119 Carrelet, Marie-Anne 1725 1778 France
French
120 Bazincourt, Mademoiselle Thomas de 1725 1800 France
French
121 Guibert, Elisabeth 1725 1787 France
French
122 Épinay, Louise de 1726 1783 France
French
123 Favart, Marie Justine Benoîte 1727 1772 France
French
124 Plisson, Marie-Prudence 1727 1788 France
French
125 Lintot, Catherine Cailleau, comtesse de 1728 1780 France
French
126 Eon de Beaumont, Charles-Geneviève-Louise-André d' 1728 1810 France
French
127 Saint-Aubin, Madame de 1730 1780 France
French
128 ®  Du Hamel, Mademoiselle 1730 1790 France
French
129 Dumesnil, Marie Françoise 1730 1780 France
French
130 Bermann, Mademoiselle de 1730 1800 France
French
131 Campion, Madame 1730 1780 France
French
132 Houdetot, Elisabeth Francoise Sophie Comtesse de 1730 1813 France
French
133 Menon, Mademoiselle 1730 1800 France
French
134 Guyton-Morveau, Claudine 1730 1800 France
French
135 ®  Launay, Mademoiselle de 1730 1780 France
French
136 ®  Sérionne, Madame de 1730 1770 France
French
137 ®  Duplessy, Madame 1730 1780 France
French
138 Elie de Beaumont, Anne Louise 1730 1783 France
French
139 ®  Du Corbet, Mademoiselle Alès 1730 1780 France
French
140 Mazarelli, Claire 1731 1810 France
French
141 Brohon, Jacqueline Aimée 1731 1778 France
French
142 Le Rebours, Madame Anel 1731 1821 France
French
143 Lespinasse, Julie de 1732 1776 France
French
144 Ormoy, Charlotte Chaumet d' 1732 1791 France
French
145 Cochois, Mademoiselle de 1735 1762 France
French
146 Aubourg de La Bove, Anne d' 1735 1811 France
French
147 Princen, Marie Emilie de 1736 1812 France
French
148 Sapinaud de Boishuguet, Jeanne Ambroise de 1736 1820 France
French
149 Wynne, Giustiniana 1737 1791 France
Italian
French
English
150 Beauharnais, Fanny Mouchard Comtesse de 1737 1813 France
French
151 Wouters, Cornélie 1737 1802 France
French
152 ®  Malartic, Ambroise-Eulalie 1737 1810 France
French
153 Cérenville, Jeanne Eléonore Polier, dame de 1738 1807 France
French
154 Montesson, Charlotte-Jeanne Béraud, Marquise de 1738 1806 France
French
155 Chaumont, Françoise Cécile de 1738 1819 France
French
156 Curchod, Suzanne 1739 1794 France
French
157 Bodin de Boismortier, Suzanne 1740 1800 France
French
158 Laboureys, Madame de 1740 1790 France
French
159 ®  Cosson de la Cressonnière, Charlotte Catherine 1740 1813 France
French
160 Beccari, Madame 1740 1800 France
French
161 Rozet, Madame 1740 1800 France
French
162 La Motte, Mademoiselle de 1740 1790 France
French
163 ®  Louverny, Mademoiselle de 1740 1780 France
French
164 ®  Chappuis, Antoinette 1740 1792 France
French
165 Milly, Mademoiselle de 1740 1790 France
French
166 Dourxigné, Mademoiselle Le Geai 1740 1800 France
French
167 ®  Trécigny, Madame de 1740 1790 France
French
168 Dumont, née Lutel, Madame 1740 1800 France
French
169 Laisse, Madame de 1742 1790 France
French
170 Suard, Amélie 1743 1830 France
French
171 Gomard de Vaubernier, Marie Jeanne 1743 1793 France
French
172 Antremont, Marquise d' 1744 1802 France
French
173 Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de 1746 1830 France
French
174 ®  Malboissière, Geneviève Randon de 1746 1766 France
French
175 Gouges, Olympe de 1748 1793 France
French
176 ®  Labille, Adélaïde 1749 1803 France
French
177 Le Masson Le Golft, Marie 1749 1826 France
French
178 ®  Sabran, Françoise Eléonore Dejean de Manville, comtesse de 1749 1827 France
French
179 Poulain de Nogent, Mademoiselle 1750 1800 France
French
180 Haudry, Mademoiselle 1750 1800 France
French
181 Caze de la Bove, Angélique 1750 1800 France
French
182 Flinville, Eleonore de 1750 1800 France
French
183 ®  Julien, Mademoiselle 1750 1800 France
French
184 ®  Lebègue, Agnès 1750 1800 France
French
185 ®  Etoile, Madame de l' 1750 1800 France
French
186 ®  Espardès, Comtesse d' 1750 1800 France
French
187 Fontettes de Sommery, Mademoiselle 1750 1800 France
French
188 Agier-Prévost, Mlle 1750 1823 France
French
189 Menard, Madame 1750 1800 France
French
190 Fourqueux, Madame de 1750 1800 France
French
191 Rivarol, Louise Mather Flint, comtesse de 1750 1821 France
French
192 Kourzrock, Thérèse de 1750 1810 France
French
193 ®  Grandchamp, Sophie 1750 1810 France
French
194 Faber, Madame 1750 1800 France
French
195 Morville, Mademoiselle Fatné de 1750 1800 France
French
196 Bourbon, I.T. de, Princesse de Parme 1750 1800 France
French
197 Violaine, Madame de 1750 1810 France
French
198 Bastide, Mademoiselle de 1750 1800 France
French
199 Boisgiroux, Madame de 1750 1800 France
French
200 Alloin, Madame 1750 1820 France
French