This paper discusses female characters in the novels of the Italian writer Elena Ferrante. In the first part of this paper, the identity of the writer and the real person behind the pseudonym Elena Ferrante are introduced. The focus is on determining who is the person describing a woman’s mindset in such an excellent manner, as well as what type of person presents the attitude of men towards women in such a realistic way. Ferrante dared to talk about various topics such as feminism, the behaviour of men towards women, including insults and violence, both psychological and physical. In her novels, Ferrante is fighting against traditional beliefs that women are destined to be housewives, to give birth and run the household. She is advocating the equality of sexes. Her protagonists are mostly women: women who are struggling with everyday life, strong and emancipated women who leave nothing to fate and strive to make their lives better. Besides writing about women and their relationships with children, husbands and friends, Ferrante also introduces the reader to an interesting story about Italy from the 1950’s until today. She describes numerous events from that time which were very important for the history of Italy and Naples. Moreover, she introduces the reader to Naples, the people who live there, their dialect, behaviour, speech and reflection. After the introduction, the paper focuses on the analysis of selected novels: I giorni dell’abbandono, La figlia oscura, La spiaggia di notte and Storia della bambina perduta. Furthermore, her other works are shortly analyzed, such as L’amore molesto, La Frantumaglia, L’amica geniale, La storia del nuovo cognome and Storia di chi fugge e di chi resta.