“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.“
- Name: Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker
- Born: February 9, 1944
- From: Eatonton, Georgia
- Pronouns: She/her
- Contribution/Impact: Alice Walker is a revered Pulitzer Prize winning author that has been a vocal advocate for people of all sexualities and also played a role in the civil rights movement.
- Occupation: Author
- Known For: The Color Purple (1982), The Temple of My Familiar (1989), Meridian (1976)
- Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Color Purple (1983), National Book Award for Fiction for The Color Purple (1983), O. Henry Award for “Kindred Spirits” (1985), American Humanist Association named her “Humanist of the Year” (1997)
Alice Walker is the youngest of eight children and was born to a couple of sharecroppers in Georgia. Never wanting their children to work in the fields, Walker’s parents encouraged her in her writing. This has led Walker to a successfully literary career with many published works as well as a lively career as an activist as she fought against injustices all over the globe. She faced challenges in her life, racial discrimination, becoming blind in one eye from a BB gun accident with her brother. Despite her hardships, she never had to work in a field
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