Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), c 1937 - Photo by Jan de Meyere - Selma was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature

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Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf - 20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish writer. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909. Additionally, she was the first woman to be granted a membership in the Swedish Academy in 1914. (Wikipedia)

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