2 Zoe Kazan

3 Mae West
4 Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron was an American writer, filmmaker, and journalist. She is known for writing films like Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally... The Nora Ephron Prize was created by the Tribeca Film Festival in her memory. Her life and work inspired the 2016 documentary film Everything Is Copy, which was directed by her son Jacob Bernstein.
5 Lorraine Hansberry

Lorraine Hansberry was a writer and playwright best remembered for her play A Raisin in the Sun which emphasizes the plight of African-Americans living under racial segregation. At the age of 29, Lorraine Hansberry received the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, becoming the youngest playwright and the first African-American dramatist to win the prestigious award.
6 Amanda Palmer

7 Ruth Gordon
8 Gypsy Rose Lee

Gypsy Rose Lee was an American vedette and burlesque entertainer best remembered for her striptease act. She was also an actress, playwright, and author whose memoir inspired the 1959 stage musical, Gypsy. Lee's life inspired several works of art, including a song titled Gypsy Rose Lee by The Distillers. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
9 Ruby Dee

10 Elaine May

11 Joyce Carol Oates
12 Carrie Hamilton

13 Patrisse Cullors

14 Lillian Hellman
15 Tovah Feldshuh

16 Patricia Wettig

17 Frances Hodgson Burnett
18 Charlayne Woodard
19 Edna St. Vincent Millay
20 Anna Deavere Smith

21 Clare Boothe Luce

22 Kathy Acker

23 Eve Ensler

24 Annie Baker

25 Lynn Nottage

26 Ntozake Shange

27 Natalie Clifford Barney

28 Zhang Ailing

29 Leslye Headland

30 Marilyn vos Savant

31 Suzan-Lori Parks

32 Sarah Ruhl

33 Shirley Graham Du Bois

34 Regina Taylor

35 Betty Comden

36 Wendy Wasserstein

37 Susan Glaspell

38 Roberta Colindrez

39 Mina Loy

40 Mabel Dodge Luhan

41 Maria Irene Fornés

42 Diane di Prima

43 Jean Webster

44 Linda Hogan

45 Jane Bowles

46 Gerda Lerner

47 Angelina Weld Grimké

48 Michael Strange

49 Beth Henley

50 Jean Kerr
