Hortense Calisher, Edna Ferber, Lillian Hellman, Tillie Olsen, Cynthia Ozick, Grace Paley, Dorothy Parker, Marge Piercy, Gertrude Stein, Anzia Yezierska

-- Covers 200 of the most important women writers of English
-- Groups authors culturally and by genre, from 18th-century diarists to new writers of experimental prose
-- Each volume covers approximately 15 authors and includes a concise biography, a selection of critical extracts, and a complete and up-to-date bibliography of the author's publications