16th-century women musicians

Korean gisaeng, poet, dancer and philosopher (1506-1544)

Anacaona ( 1474 – 1504) was a Taíno , zemi interpreter, composer, and poet born in Yaguana, Jaragua, Hispaniola (present-day Léogâne, Haiti). After the death of her brother in 1500, she became the ruler of Jaragua. In the centuries since her death, she has been re-imagined and memorialized in various forms of poetry, music, and literature from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the wider Caribbean.

Japanese calligrapher and poet from Sengoku period

Portuguese artist, musician and writer