Alice Walter
Author
When She Was Born
- Born on February 9th 1944
- She was born in Eatonton Georgia
Her Family
- She was the youngest of her eight siblings
- Her mother helped as a maid to make money to support her eight kids
- Her mother also helped take in children whose family couldn't take care of them
- Her dad was very good at math, but not so good at farming
Her Education
- She attended Spelman College in Atlanta
- She transferred to Sarah Lawrence Collage and graduated in 1965
- She attended a segregated school
Her Jobs
- She wrote poetry
- Her first collection was published in 1965
- Social worker
- Black feminist movement
Some Interesting Facts About Her
- She is one of the most admired African American writer working today
- She was shot in the right eye with a pellet gun playing with her brothers when she was eight
- She has been writing for 4 decades
Some Of Her Awards & Recognition
- She wrote her first Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
- She received 11 Academy Award Nominations
About Her Now
- She lives in San Francisco
- She is 69 years old
Her Favorite Quote
- Her favorite quote is actually one she wrote
- for in the end, freedom is a personal and lovely battle and one faces down fears of today so that those of tomorrow might be engaged
Other Information About her
- In 1965 she graduated collage and also published her book in the same year
- She has one daughter
- Married in 1967
- She also got divorced
- Her middle name is Malsenior
Alice Walker
This is Alice Walker now
Alice Walter
This is her when she was younger
Rebecca Walker
This is Alice's daughter
Event Information
Alice Walker
She was born
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Wednesday, Feb 9, 1944, 12:00 AM
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Alice Walker
She graduated from collage and she wrote her first book
When?
Thursday, Feb 4, 1965, 12:00 AM
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