Edna Ferber and Edna St. Vincent Millay were both American writers of the early 20th century. Ferber was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, playwright, and short story writer, best known for her novels Show Boat and Giant. Millay was a poet and playwright, best known for her poem 'First Fig' and her Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of poetry, The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver. Both women were influential in their respective fields and remain important figures in American literature.