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Sara Teasdale was not only the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her poetry, but also the first Prize recipient in that category. She was awarded the Pulitzer in 1918 for her collection, Love Songs. The Poetry Society provided a grant to support the this category in 1918-1920.
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Who was the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer prize for literature?
Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African-American (not just a woman!) to win the Pulitzer Prize. She was awarded it in the category of Poetry for her collection Annie Alien.
Who was the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize?
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.
Who was the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer prize for a novel?
Alice Walker was the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Color Purple.
What book gave Alice Walker a Pulitzer prize?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Color Purple (1983) (first black woman).
Who was the first African woman to win the Pulitzer prize for fiction?
In 1983, Alice Walker became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her acclaimed novel, The Color Purple.
Who was the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction?
In 1983, Alice Walker became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her acclaimed novel, The Color Purple.
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.
Who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for drama?
Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama with her play, Topdog/Underdog. Parks was the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer for Drama.
Did Alice Walker receive her Pulitzer Prize?
yes, she was the first African American woman to ever receive the prize for a fiction novel
What was the name of the novel that Edith Wharton wrote which later won the Pulitzer Prize?
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.
Frances Perkins became the first woman to serve in the Cabinet after?
Edith Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize.
What is the biography of Zona Gale?
She was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for drama. She was born in Portage, Wisconsin.
