 16th century

Gulbadan Banu, daughter of Mughal Emperor Babur wrote the biography of her brother, Emperor Humayun

One of the most known 19th century female writers was Jane Austen author of "Sense and Sensibility" (1811), "Pride and Prejudice" (1813), "Mansfield Park" (1814) and "Emma" (1816), she achieved success as a published writer.She wrote two additional novels, "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion", both published posthumously in 1818, and began another, eventually titled "Sanditon", but died before its completion.Artists from this period include the following