WOMEN WRITERS
http://www.womenwriters.net/
A fantastic Link about broadening what the canon of literature is. Often women are left off our reading list of great literature. Make sure to participate on the poll on this site.
This site also includes a great reading list.
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/osborne/letters/letters.html
Letters By Dorthy Osborne. Often letters are not considered literature, but these letters offer insight into a woman's mind in a time when silence was a must.