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Feminist scholars conducted complex archive research revealing contribution of women writers to Russian literature development. Unpublished manuscripts of Maria Zhadova, Natalia Ostrogradskaya and other authors working in 19th and 20th centuries were discovered. Analysis shows these women developed innovative forms and raised important questions about women's identity, motherhood, social justice long before these topics became mainstream. Their works were often censored or forgotten partly due to gender prejudices of literary establishment. The research documents how women writers struggled for literary recognition, often forced to publish under male pseudonyms or hide their authorship entirely. Revaluation of this heritage allows rewriting of Russian literature history, recognizing that its development was creative participation not only of great men but also of talented women whose voices were long suppressed.