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You probably know who Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is，but you may not have heard of Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell if you are not interested in foreign literature．Of the outstanding ladies listed below，who is your favorite?
Jane Austen(16 December，1775-18 July,1817)
Jane Austen，a famous English writer，was born at Steventon，Hampshire．She began writing early in life，although the prejudices of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously(匿名)．
She wrote many books of romantic fiction about the gentry(贵族)．Her works made her one of the great masters of the English novel．Only four of her novels were printed while she was alive．They were Sense and Sensibility(1811)，Pride and Prejudice(1813)，Mansfield Park(1814)and Emma(1816)．
Charlotte Bronte(21 April，1816-31 March，1855)
She first published her works，including Jane Eyre，under the false name of Currer Bell．
Her first novel，The Professor，was rejected by many publishers．It was not printed until 1857．
She is famous for her novel Jane Eyre(1847)，which was very popular when it was printed．Jane Eyre was a strong story of a plain，brave，clever woman struggling with her passions，reasons，and social condition．
Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell(8 November，1900-16 August，1949)
She was an American author and journalist，a lifelong resident and native of Atlanta，Georgia．One novel by Mitchell was published during her lifetime，the American Civil-War-era novel，Gone with the wind，for which she won the National Book Award for Most Distinguished Novel of 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937．In more recent years，a collection of Mitchell’s girlhood writings and a novella she wrote as a teenager，Lost Laysen，have been published．A collection of articles written by Mitchell for The Atlanta Journal was republished in book form．
1.Why did Jane Austen publish her books with a false name?
A. She lacked confidence B. She was not well educated
C. Women were discriminated D. Women were well protected
2. Which novel was set in the background of war?
A. Sense and Sensibility B. Lost Laysen
C. Gone with the Wind D. The Professor
3. Who won the most prizes for her works?
A. Jane Austen B. Charlotte Bronte
C. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton D. Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell
4. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?
A. They were all fond of poetry B. They all died in their forties
C. Their works were once rejected D. They are famous for their great works
