Žemaitė
Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė | |
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Žemaitė in ~1916 | |
| Born | 31 May 1845 Bukantė, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire (in modern Lithuania) |
| Died | 7 December 1921 (aged 76) Marijampolė, Suvalkija, Lithuania |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | Lithuanian |
| Spouse | Laurynas Žymantas |
| Parents | Antanas Beniuševičius Julijana Sciepuraitė |
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Žemaitė ([ʒʲɛˈmɐjtʲeː], zh'yeh-MY-tay, "Samogitian woman") was the pen name of Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė (4 June [O.S. 23 May] 1845 – 7 December 1921). She was a Lithuanian/Samogitian writer, democrat and lecturer. Born to impoverished gentry, she became one of the major participants in the Lithuanian National Revival. She wrote about peasant life in the style best described as realism.