Jane Austen: Feminist Icon? Jane Austen may be one of the most famous and significant authors in history. Her books have touched so many people, especially women, since she wrote them. But was Jane Austen a feminist? It might not seem so, if you look at her work.  Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Emma, they all have something in common--women