Some women translators of the past

by Marie Lebert

Source: Internet Archive, 7.7.2024

After being anonymous or hidden behind a male pseudonym, women translators began to sign their translations with their real names in the 16th century. Here are the short biographies of 58 women translators (most of them were both writers and translators) from the 16th to the 20th century, written by Marie Lebert with the help of Wikipedia. Many of them were trailblazers for women’s rights, and fought for gender equality and education for all women.

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