The term "Thirty Six Immortal Women Poets" refers to the thirty-six female poets whose poems were selected for the 'Poetry Contest of the Thirty Six Lady Poets,' which was established in the middle of the Kamakura period.
女房三十六歌仙（にょうぼうさんじゅうろっかせん）は、鎌倉時代中期に成立した「女房三十六人歌合」に歌を採られた女性歌人三十六人を指す。