Even though today Jane Austen is renowned for her writings, in her time she could not even publish her work under her own name , because it was considered unfeminine for women. be intellectual figures. Unlike JK Rowling and other English women writers today, who are well known for their works even without using their full names, Jane Austen lived in the sanctuary of a close-knit family and always published her works under a pseudonym whose origin cannot be traced. to her (jasna.org). At the time, writing was a male-dominated profession and women were entirely dependent on men for a living. During her upbringing, she knew the importance of money for women in a very classist and patriarchal society, and therefore marriage was the answer to women's survival during that time (Helms 32). Even though she knew these qualities were important in her life, she criticized them. Jane's writing is somewhat comical, because although she criticizes these normal discriminations in her book Pride and Prejudice, the book was published with an anonymous and prejudiced cover, further highlighting the lack of meaning and lack of sensibility of 18th-century Britain. So, so that women could hide their identities while writing about highly controversial topics, they used male pen names. Female authors resorted to pseudonyms to get published and not to be rejected by their readers, and only after this was their work considered serious literature. Although we wonder why do we see Jane Austen's name printed on all of her classic works? This is because we see it “today” in the current year. During her life, Jane Austen remained virtually unknown because all of her novels were published anonymously in middle of paper......More. Internet. April 12, 2014. Jane Austen Society of North America, Inc. A Brief Biography. jasna.org. April 26. 2014. Johnson. Austen's Cults and Cultures, The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen, 211.Gilson. History of the later edition, with illustrations. p. 127. Litz, A. Walton. Jane Austen: A Study of Her Artistic Development. New York: Oxford University Press. 1965. O'Connor, Kate. The anonymous Jane Austen. writersinspire.org. April 25. 2014.Merriam-Webster.com. Distinguished. April 25, 2014.Gable. FB A Companion to Jane Austen. London: Macmillian Press Ltd. 1973. Reisman, Rosemary M. Canfield. CAREER LIFE AND INFLUENCE: Biography of JaneAusten. Critical Insights: Jane Austen. 2010: 8-14. Literary Reference Center Plus. Internet. April 12, 2014.Wikipedia.org.Jane Austen. Earthly kindness. Authors influenced by Jane Austen. Modern films influenced by Jane Austen. April 11. 2014.