Pen name accepted by publishers and/or the public. Such is the case of Peru's Clarinda, whose work was published in the early 17th century. More often, women have adopted masculine pen names. This was common in the 19th century, when women were beginning to make inroads into literature but, it was felt, would not be taken as seriously by readers as male authors. For example, Mary Ann Evans wrote under the pen name George Eliot; and Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant, used the pseudonym George Sand. Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë published under the names Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell respectively.
Mary Ann Redmond night) at Flanagan's Harp & Fiddle in Bethesda, Maryland. Mary Ann completed a new Jazz CD, "Compared To What", with Paul Langosch and Jay Cooley, released in the summer of 2013, which includes Love Me Anyway. Since 1992, Mary Ann has won 24 Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards). In 2013 Ms. Redmond was awarded 3 Wammies for Blues/traditional RB female vocalist, song of the year for "Love Me Anyway", and songwriter of the year with Todd Wright. She received her latest Wammie for 2014 in the category of Blues/traditional RB female vocalist. Mary Ann Redmond Mary Ann Redmond (born 3