Actually, the first person to ever have their name associated with an original written work was Enheduanna, a Sumerian princess and priestess born in 2285 BC.
In other words, the FIRST AUTHOR IN HUMAN HISTORY was a woman.
#just thought you should know
I’d also like to add that the story often considered to be the ‘world’s first modern novel’, The Tale of Genji (源氏物語), was written by a Japanese noblewoman in the 11th century.
And Frankenstein, written by 19 year old Mary Shelley, is often labeled as the first true science fiction story because the idea of the creature was based on/inspired by the experiments performed by Luigi Galvani.
Source: Double majored in English Literature and Japanese History.
