This volume, consisting of some 6000 entries of volumes of poetry, miscellanies, and memoirs, re-establishes the record of women poets, famous and obcure. It indicates their place in the literary marketplace, and refers users to sources where they can locate the works for further study. An introduction presents some demographic information on writers, indicates their place in literary history, and identifies major themes and issues of interest to the writers.

(Bibliographies of Women Writers to 1900)