9 Books About Women Poets in the 18th-Century

In the beginning of the 18th century, only a handful of women were known to publish under their own names. By the end of the 18th century, there were dozens of women publishing their works--novels, letters, and poetry, just to name a few styles--and many of these works were published openly rather than hidden behind male nom de plums. Poetry was one of the more popular mediums of the day, and I've collected 9 books about 18th-century women poets and their works to enjoy!

Eighteenth Century Women Poets: An Oxford Anthology by Roger Lonsdale

Poetic Sisters: Early Eighteenth-Century Women Poets by Deborah Kennedy

Eighteenth Century Women Poets: An Oxford Anthology by Paula R. Backscheider

Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings by Phillis Wheatley

Russian Women Poets of the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries by Amanda Ewington

Anne Seward and the End of the Eighteenth Century by Claudia T. Kairoff

British Women Poets of the Long Eighteenth Century: An Anthology by Paula R. Backscheider

Women Peasant Poets in Eighteenth-Century England, Scotland, and Germany: Milkmaids on Parnassus by Susanne Kord

Women Romantic Poets: Anna Barbauld and Mary Robinson by Anne Janowitz