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The article presents 15 women authors debuting in Vilnius between 1800 and 1822. Their initial literary works were published mostly in the Vilnius papers 'Dziennik Wilenski' (Vilnius Daily) and 'Tygodnik Wilenski' (Vilnius Weekly). The authoresses made their debuts at different ages, being between 15 and 59 years old. Writing fables and satires (Placyda Potanska, Antonilla Modzelewska, Felicja Joanna...