Authoress
a woman who is an .
Historical Examples
I did not blame her, for if I ever loved in fancy, it is the authoress Auralia.
Zula H. Esselstyn Lindley
Presently the authoress paused and seemed to wait for her guest’s criticism.
A Black Adonis Linn Boyd Porter
The farmhouse where the authoress was born and the old manor, her home for many years, were not accessible.
In Unfamiliar England Thomas Dowler Murphy
So I think, on the whole, I shall be an authoress, and let my pen be my sceptre.
About Peggy Saville Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey
But it is in the domain of the literary essay that this authoress rose to loftiest altitude.
Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 Howard Phillips Lovecraft
How could an authoress make a Heaven out of the lowest part of earth?
Hubert’s Wife Minnie Mary Lee
It gave him an excuse to talk with the authoress as much as he pleased, and he used his advantage.
A Black Adonis Linn Boyd Porter
The authoress was pleased, and the block was sent to the engraver.
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) Harry Furniss
The authoress of “Jane Eyre” was taken for a man by many persons.
Over the Teacups Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
What effrontery of the authoress, to placard herself with him in a book!
Diana of the Crossways, Complete George Meredith
noun
(old-fashioned or derogatory) a female author
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