woman of letters
Americannoun
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a woman engaged in literary pursuits, especially a professional writer.
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a woman of great learning; scholar.
Example Sentences
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A demimondaine with a shocking reputation, by the time of her death, in 1954, Colette was an institution, the first French woman of letters ever honored with a state funeral.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
His parents, Sir William Wilde, a distinguished eye surgeon, and his mother, a noted woman of letters nicknamed Speranza, hosted Dublin’s leading artistic salon.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2021
But as a woman of letters, she is fascinated by Willy’s bustling literary fiefdom and soon finds her place in it, first as a proofer and then as one of his ghostwriters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2018
Playing Alice both as a willful teen and a more mature woman of letters, she’s an engaging touchstone figure, with a creamy vocal authority.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2015
Grace King, Elizabeth Bisland, and others will remember those evenings, when their bright youth flashed responsive to the call of the elder woman of letters.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
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