Barbara W. Tuchman won two Pulitzer Prizes in General Nonfiction. The first, in 1963, was for her book The Guns of August (Macmillan); the second, in 1972, was for Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-1945(Macmillan).
Susan Sheehan won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for her book about a young woman dealing with schizophrenia, Is There No Place On Earth For Me? (Houghton Mifflin).Sheehan's husband, Neil Sheehan, won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam.
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.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Color Purple (1983) (first black woman).
In 1983, Alice Walker became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her acclaimed novel, The Color Purple.
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was the first African-American, first African-American Poet, and first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. She was awarded the 1950 Pulitzer for Poetry for her acclaimed collection, Annie Allen.
In 1983, Alice Walker became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her acclaimed novel, The Color Purple.
In 1983, Alice Walker became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her acclaimed novel, The Color Purple.
The first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature was Gwendolyn Brooks. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for her book of poetry titled "Annie Allen." Brooks was a pioneering poet who explored the African American experience in her work.
Lily Pulitzer is famous for being a thirteen year old girl on Pinterest. It is likely she got her name from Lilly Pulitzer, a woman famous for being a socialite and fashion designer in the United States.
Edith Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize.
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Edith Wharton wrote a number of novels during her lifetime. Edith Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize in 1921 for her novel 'The Age of Innocence'. She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize.