This site provides a complete analysis with biographical information of Play it as it Lays.

Joan Didion Play it As it Lays

This site looks at the women of the Beat Generation and anazlyzes them in relation to the men of this time.

Women in the Beat Generation

A teacher’s resource website containing outlined issues, strategies, and themes concerning the role of the female characters in Jewett’s AWhite Heron, The Country of the Pointed First, and The Foreigner.

Sarah Orne Jewett

This documents the work of women within Mexico and the emergent themes within Mexican literature.

Women in Fiction

This deals with a broad view of the issues tackled by Sandra Cisnero’s in The House on Mango Street especially feminism and the character development of the young female protagonist.

Feminism and the female protagonist in Sandra Cisnero’s The House on Mango Street

This site offers a biography of this African American laureate. It is followed by one of her most famous poems, which is one of the marks of feminism in 20th century literature.

Maya Angelou: Biography and Phenomenal Woman

This site is a great point of reference for looking at women writers in this century. It has a great array of authors as well as links to sites about their works and biographies.

20th Century Women Writers and Their Works