Frederick Douglass escaped slavery and went on to become an influential abolitionist, a celebrated author, and a vice-presidential candidate. Find out more about his incredible life in this mini biography. #Biography Subscribe for more...

Deafblind author and activist Helen Keller overcame incredible odds to become an international champion for the disabled. Learn more about her life in this mini biography. #Biography Subscribe for more Biographyhttp://aetv.us/2AsWMPH'...

Born on September 15, 1890, in Torquay, England, Agatha Christie published her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1920, and went on to become one of the most famous writers in history, with mysteries like Murder at the...

Modernist author Gertrude Stein was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, on February 3, 1874. Stein moved to Paris in 1903, embarking on a literary career that produced Tender Buttons and Three Lives, as well as work dealing with homosexual...

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (known as F. Scott Fitzgerald) was a short story writer and novelist considered one of the pre-eminent authors in the history of American literature due almost entirely to the enormous posthumous success of...

Joanne Rowling (born July 31, 1965), who goes by the pen name J.K. Rowling, is a British author and screenwriter best known for her seven-book Harry Potter children's book series. J.K. Rowling was living in Edinburgh, Scotland, and...

Marguerite Annie Johnson Angelou (April 4, 1928 to May 28, 2014), known as Maya Angelou, was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet and civil rights activist best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird...

William Shakespeare (baptized on April 26, 1564 to April 23, 1616) was an English playwright, actor, and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often called England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he was an...

Learn more about some of the most inspirational female authors including Jane Austen, J.K Rowling, Toni Morrison, Agatha Christie, and Mary Wollstonecraft. #Biography Subscribe for more Biographyhttp://aetv.us/2AsWMPH' target='_blank'...

Watch a short video biography of Thomas Jefferson, the draftsman of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States. #Biography Subscribe for more Biographyhttp://aetv.us/2AsWMPH' target='_blank'...

Watch a short biography video of Alexander Hamilton, the first United States Secretary of the Treasury who was shot by Aaron Burr during a duel. #Biography Subscribe for more Biographyhttp://aetv.us/2AsWMPH' target='_blank'...

Born in Salinas, California, John Steinbeck would go on to win a Nobel Prize in 1962. His works include Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath, and both have been adapted for the stage and screen. #Biography Subscribe for more