Olive Schreiner

Olive Schreiner (Olive Emilie Albertina Schreiner) (March 24, 1855 - December 11, 1920) was a South African author. Schreiner was born in Wittebergen, South Africa.

She was South Africa's first famous author, recognised for her semiautobiographical work The Story of an African Farm (1883). Another work of note was Woman and Labour (1911).

She was also a militant feminist and outspoken opponent of the orthodox church.

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