This century is crammed full of talents that showcase an enviable array of stories and genres. Across a hundred years the short story develops, becomes yet more emboldened, more accessible to a wider audience as these female authors challenge the literary bastions. 1 - The Top Ten - 19th Century Women2 - The Dream by Mary Shelley3 - The Old Nurses Story by Elizabeth Gaskell4 - The Lifted Veil by George Eliot5 - The Phantom Coach by Amelia Edwards 6 - A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett7 - A New England Nun by Mary E Wilkins Freeman8 - The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman9 - Désirée's Baby by Kate Chopin10 - Cohen of Trinity by Amy Levy11 - Sould Belated by Edith Wharton