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Yes, some notable female winners of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction include Margaret Mitchell for "Gone with the Wind," Harper Lee for "To Kill a Mockingbird," and Jhumpa Lahiri for "Interpreter of Maladies."
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Who was the first woman to receive a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
Author Edith Wharton became the first woman to receive a Pulitzer Prize for a Novel (the category name was changed to "Fiction" in 1948) in 1921 for her classic work, The Age of Innocence.
Did Edward Albee win a Pulitzer Prize for 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf'?
No, surprisingly. Edward Albee won three Pulitzer Prizes in Drama for A Delicate Balance (1965); Seascape (1975); and Three Tall Women (1994); and was a finalist on at least two other occasions for The Play About the Baby (2001) and The Goat or Who is Sylvia? (2003).
Do only men win Nobel Prizes?
No, 32 women have won Nobel Prizes.
How much prize money does the winner of Wimbledon get 2013?
There are winners in several categories. The top two prizes are for men's singles and women's singles. The prize for each is 1.6 million British pounds or 2,384,000 US dollars
Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1994?
Edward Albee won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for his play, Three Tall Women.
Who are some African American women who won awards for literature?
Gwendolyn Brooks won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950.Phillis Wheatley was the first published African American poet in 1773 and she met and impressed George Washington.Maya Angelou won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry with Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie.Alice Walker has won both a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and a National Book Award for the book The Color Purple.Octavia Butler won both Hugo and Nebula Awards for her science fiction and was a recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant.
What was Alice Walker's response to winning the Pulitzer Prize?
Alice Walker, upon winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1983 for her novel "The Color Purple," expressed gratitude and humility in her acceptance speech. She dedicated the award to her mother and all women without a voice. Walker also emphasized the importance of storytelling as a tool for empowerment and social change.
What has the author Berta Platas written?
Berta Platas has written: 'Lucky chica' -- subject(s): Fiction, Hispanic American women, Life change events, Lottery winners, Self-realization
What has the author Dorothea Benton Frank written?
Dorothea Benton Frank has written: 'The Christmas Pearl CD' 'Plantation' -- subject(s): Fiction, Women in fiction, South Carolina in fiction, Women, Plantation life in fiction, Mothers and daughters in fiction, Eccentrics and eccentricities, Mothers and daughters, Plantation life, Eccentrics and eccentricities in fiction, Domestic fiction, OverDrive, Romance 'Pawleys Island (A Low Country Tale)' 'Plantation' 'Bulls Island' -- subject(s): Fiction, Rich people, Women bankers, Children of the rich, Family, Families, Middle-aged women, OverDrive, Romance 'Isle of Palms' -- subject(s): Fiction, Women, Islands, OverDrive 'Pawleys Island' -- subject(s): Pawleys Island S.C.), Women artists, Psychological fiction, Women lawyers, Plantation life, Art dealers, Seaside resorts, Secrecy, Fiction, Friendship 'Sullivan's Island' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Women, Fiction 'Folly Beach' -- subject(s): Widows, Fiction 'Bulls Island LP' 'Full of Grace' -- subject(s): Fiction, Italian American women, OverDrive, Romance 'Isle of Palms (2004)' 'Sullivan's Island' -- subject(s): Fiction, Women, Sisters, Mothers and daughters, Domestic fiction, OverDrive, Romance 'Shem Creek (Lowcountry Tales)' 'Full of Grace CD' 'The Christmas Pearl' -- subject(s): Christmas cooking, African American women household employees, Older women, Christmas stories, Fiction 'Pawleys Island' -- subject(s): Fiction, Friendship in fiction, Women artists, Women lawyers in fiction, Women artists in fiction, Secrecy in fiction, Plantation life, Seaside resorts, Friendship, Seaside resorts in fiction, Women lawyers, Art dealers in fiction, Art dealers, Plantation life in fiction, Secrecy, Psychological fiction
What has the author Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli written?
Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli has written: 'Dead dancing women' -- subject(s): Fiction, Women journalists, Women police, City and town life, Policewomen 'Dead sleeping shaman' -- subject(s): Fiction, Michigan in fiction, Shamans in fiction, Women journalists, Women journalists in fiction, Shamans
What has the author Joan Silber written?
Joan Silber has written: 'Lucky us' -- subject(s): Fiction 'In the city' -- subject(s): Fiction, Jewish women, Jewish women in fiction, Bohemianism in fiction, Young women in fiction, Young women, Bohemianism 'In my other life' -- subject(s): Protected DAISY 'The Art of Time in Fiction' -- subject(s): Fiction, Technique, Time in literature
How old was Louisa May Alcott when her first book was published?
She didn't. Louisa May Alcott died in 1888, twenty-nine years before the Pulitzer Prizes were first awarded. Perhaps you refer to the 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner in Biography, Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father, by John Matteson, which looks at the family history of the author of Little Women.
