Women authors
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Women authors
- Here are entered works on women authors as a class of persons. Collections of works written by women are entered under the subdivision [Women authors] following the name of national literature and genre, e.g. [American fiction--Women authors.] Collections of works in two or more literary forms written about women are entered under [Women--Literary collections.] Works which discuss the representation of women in literature are entered under [Women in literature.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85147456
- info:lc/authorities/sh85147456
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85147456#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Authors, Women
- Female authors
- Women as authors
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Authors, Women
- Women as authors
General Notes
- Here are entered works on women authors as a class of persons. Collections of works written by women are entered under the subdivision [Women authors] following the name of national literature and genre, e.g. [American fiction--Women authors.] Collections of works in two or more literary forms written about women are entered under [Women--Literary collections.] Works which discuss the representation of women in literature are entered under [Women in literature.]
Example Notes
- Notes under [Women--Literary collections; Women in literature]
Change Notes
- 2004-07-20: new
- 2004-08-26: revised
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