This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:20th-century American women writers. It includes 20th-century American women writers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.

This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:20th-century African-American writers. It includes 20th-century African-American writers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.

Contents should all be in the non-gender specific 20th-century African-American writers cat and the non-ethnicity specific 20th-century American women writers cats. They should also be in at least one sub-category of American writers that is neither gender nor ethnicity specific.