Nobel Prize Awarded Women in Literature Since 1901

The Nobel Prize is broadly viewed as the world's most esteemed honour. It has been given to individuals and associations consistently since 1901 for their accomplishments in their distinctive fields. However, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been acknowledged to 114 people starting from 1901. Every year the Swedish Academy conveys demands for designations of challengers for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Individuals from the Academy, individuals from writing foundations and social orders, teachers of writing, and essayists' associations are altogether permitted to select an applicant. In any case, it is not allowed to choose oneself. In October, individuals from the Academy vote and the applicant who gets the greater part of the votes is titled the Nobel Laureate in Literature. Notwithstanding, women have been winning Nobel Prizes since 1901, but in very small numbers compared to men. When the number to the 100 men received the Prize in Literature is compared, it demonstrates that it is almost impossible for women to approach the difference. On the other hand, in the course of a century when women writers have regularly been neglected, the accomplishment of 14 Nobel literary laureates will ideally prompt more noteworthy acknowledgment for the female creators behind a portion of the world's finest books, lyrics and plays. This study gives a brief information about the fourteen Nobel Prize women laureates in literature between 1901 and 2017. This information is limited to brief biographies of women who have won the Nobel Prize for Literature, their literary genres and outstanding works. Apart from these, the reasons why women writers are awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature are briefly mentioned.