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- Born: February 9th, 1944
- Origin: Eatonton, Georgia
- Has one daughter, Rebecca Walker
- Practicing vegetarian
- First African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize
- Found Zora Neale Hurston's grave site and placed marker on it
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Alice Walker is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple. She is also a human rights activist, especially in the Anti-War and Anti-FGM movements.
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Notable Works
- 1970: The Third Life of Grange Copeland
- 1973: Everyday Use
- 1973: In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women
- 1973: Roselily
- 1976: Meridian (novel)
- 1982: The Color Purple
- 1982: You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down: Stories
- 1983: Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self
- 1986: Am I Blue?
- 1988: To Hell With Dying
- 1989: The Temple of My Familiar
- 1991: Finding the Green Stone
- 1992: Possessing the Secret of Joy
- 1994: The Complete Stories
- 1998: By The Light of My Father's Smile
- 2000: The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart
- 2005: Now Is The Time to Open Your Heart
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Quotes
- "Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week." - Alice Walker
- "Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence." - Alice Walker
- "It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all." - Alice Walker
- "I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television and just be savaged by stuff that belittles their intelligence." - Alice Walker
- "...For me, Black women are the most fascinating creations in the world." - Alice Walker
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Alice Walker Questions
whats your first book called? 1 AnswerThe Third Life of Grange Copeland (1970) http://www.amazon.com/Third-Life-Grange-Copeland/dp/0156028360/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s;=books&qid;=1234289048&sr;=8-1 read more
What awards has Alice Walker won? 1 AnswerAccording to her web site she has won... "In 1983, The Color Purple won The Pulitzer Prize, as well as the National Book Award . She also won the 1986 O. Hen... read more
Do you think Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell is too young for Paul Walker? 3 AnswersI totally disagree with the relationship due to their age when they started dating. At 16, kids are too young to know what they really want in life. Now, at 1... read more
Have you ever bought groceries online through an online retailer such as Alice.com? 2 AnswersI did when I lived in the UK, and bought all my groceries online (10 years ago) and had them delivered direcly to my home. I found it most successful. Unfortuna... read more
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Alice Walker Personal Timeline
- February 9, 1944: Born Eastonton, Georgia
- 1952: Accidentally blinded in right eye
- 1961: Attends Spelman College
- 1963: Transfers to Sarah Lawrence College
- 1965: Graduates from Sarah Lawrence, joins rural South voter registration drive
- 1967: Marries Melvyn Rosenman Leventhal
- 1969: Daughter Rebecca born
- 1970: Receives NEA Discovery Award
- 1972: Teaches at Wellesley College and begins first Woman's Studies course
- 1974: Wins Rosenthal Foundation Award for In Love and Trouble
- 1976: Divorces Mel Levethal amicably
- 1983: Wins Pulitzer Prize for The Color Purple and National Book Award for Hardcover Fiction
- 1984: Wins Lillian Smith Book Award for In Search of Our Mother's Gardens: Womanist Prose
- 1985: The Steven Spielberg movie The Color Purple released
- 1986: Wins O. Henry Award for short story Kindred Spirit
- 1993: Traveled to Africa with Pratibha Parmar to film Warrior Marks
- 1996: Alice Walker letter to President Clinton
- 2000: Receives Library of Congress honors
- 2006: Inducted into the California Hall of Fame
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Children's Books
- 1991: Finding the Green Stone
- 2002: Langston Hughes: American Poet
- 2006: There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me
- 2007: Why War Is Never a Good Idea illustrated by Stefano Vitale
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"A Cor púrpura" foi o filme que marcou meu final de semana... Foi bom rever... Alice Walker cai sempre muito bem...
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The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. Alice Walker
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Even as I hold u I think of u as sum1 gone far, far away... Even as I hold u I am letting u go. - Alice Walker
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"No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow."~ Alice Walker
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"A Cor púrpura" foi o filme que marcou meu final de semana... Foi bom rever... Alice Walker cai sempre muito bem...
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The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. Alice Walker
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------ AMERICAN CHARACTER DOLL SWEET SUE ALICE GIRL WALKER HP - eBay http://bit.ly/8mwnGI
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Even as I hold u I think of u as sum1 gone far, far away... Even as I hold u I am letting u go. - Alice Walker
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"No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow."~ Alice Walker
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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"A Cor púrpura" foi o filme que marcou meu final de semana... Foi bom rever... Alice Walker cai sempre muito bem...
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The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. Alice Walker
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------ AMERICAN CHARACTER DOLL SWEET SUE ALICE GIRL WALKER HP - eBay http://bit.ly/8mwnGI
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Even as I hold u I think of u as sum1 gone far, far away... Even as I hold u I am letting u go. - Alice Walker
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"No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow."~ Alice Walker
view more tweets...
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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"A Cor púrpura" foi o filme que marcou meu final de semana... Foi bom rever... Alice Walker cai sempre muito bem...
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The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. Alice Walker
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------ AMERICAN CHARACTER DOLL SWEET SUE ALICE GIRL WALKER HP - eBay http://bit.ly/8mwnGI
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Even as I hold u I think of u as sum1 gone far, far away... Even as I hold u I am letting u go. - Alice Walker
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"No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow."~ Alice Walker
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