/lit/ - Literature

Hey folks, I'm not sure if I can request help here on /lit/, but it seemed like the right place.

So I've got an essay due next week,and the prompt is

"In what ways do these two female writers establish a feminist literary tradition? To what purpose?"

It's six pages-- nothing huge. It's about selecting two female authors; one from around the English Reform-ish time, and one from modern times. I've already got the authors I want selected, so that's not real important. I just can't figure out for the life of me what "Feminist Literary Tradition" might mean.

I'm assuming it means something like a tendency that feminists followed over the ages to undermine male authority in the time they were in. Still, I'm not sure, and most of you folks here are much smarter than me and loads more read.

So, can you folks help me figure this one out. What is "Feminist Literary Tradition", and can you give some examples?

Thank you.