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Anne Morrow Lindbergh

アン・スペンサー・モロー・リンドバーグ

An Supe-nsa Mo-ro- Rindobāgu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1906-06-22 （Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.）
Died
2001-02-07 （Passumpsic, Vermont, U.S.） age 94
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Calvinist (Protestant)
Residence History
Englewood, New Jersey → New York City → United Kingdom (Long Barn, etc.) → France (Brittany, Île Illiec) → Connecticut, U.S. → Passumpsic, Vermont, U.S.

Career

Occupations
Author, Aviator, Poet, Diarist
Active Years
1928-1999
Influenced By
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Influenced
Reeve Lindbergh

Education

The Chapin School
Degree: High school diploma
Period: 〜1924
Year of Graduation: 1924
Country: United States
Girls' school in New York City. Served as student body president.
Smith College
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Period: 1924–1928
Year of Graduation: 1928
Country: United States
Received several literary prizes while a student (e.g., Elizabeth Montagu Prize).

Awards

Hubbard Medal
1934
Organization: National Geographic Society
Result: 受賞
National Book Award (Most Distinguished General Nonfiction)
1935
Work: North to the Orient
Category: ノンフィクション
Organization: American Booksellers Association (award committee)
Result: 受賞
National Book Award
1938
Work: Listen! The Wind
Category: ノンフィクション／伝記を含むカテゴリ
Organization: American Booksellers Association (award committee)
Result: 受賞
Christopher Award
Work: War Within and Without
Organization: The Christophers
Result: 受賞
Induction into the National Aviation Hall of Fame
1979
Organization: National Aviation Hall of Fame
Result: 殿堂入り
Induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame
1996
Organization: National Women's Hall of Fame
Result: 殿堂入り
International Women in Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame
1999
Organization: International Women in Aviation
Result: 殿堂入り
Honorary degrees (Smith College and others)
Organization: Smith College, Amherst College, University of Rochester, Middlebury College, Gustavus Adolphus College
Result: 授与

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

North to the Orient

1935 Travel writing / Nonfiction

A travelogue based on the Lindberghs' exploratory flights, describing cultures and nature encountered on polar and transcontinental routes.

flightexplorationnature descriptions

Listen! The Wind

1938 Travel writing / Essays

A collection of essays and accounts of flying in the 1930s, combining technical observations with lyrical description.

flightpartnershiptechnique and lyricism

Gift from the Sea

1955 Essay / Reflective nonfiction

Reflections on women's lives, solitude, and renewal. A 1950s bestseller that influenced many American women.

women's self-realizationsolitude and stillnesshealing through nature

The Wave of the Future: A Confession of Faith

1940 Political essay

A booklet expressing views on international developments before WWII; provoked controversy and affected public perception.

political thoughtisolationismhistorical inevitability

Dearly Beloved

1962 Novel

A novel exploring characters and family relationships, expressing Lindbergh's concerns in fictional form.

familyhuman relationshipstime and change

Bibliography

  • North to the Orient, 1935
  • Listen! The Wind, 1938
  • The Wave of the Future: A Confession of Faith, 1940
  • The Steep Ascent, 1944
  • Gift from the Sea, 1955
  • The Unicorn and Other Poems, 1956
  • Dearly Beloved, 1962
  • Earth Shine, 1969
  • Diaries and letters collections (Bring Me a Unicorn; Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead; Locked Rooms and Open Doors; The Flower and the Nettle; War Within and Without, etc.)
  • Against Wind and Tide: Letters and Journals, 1947–1986 (edited), 2012

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, poetic essay styleintrospective, meditative voiceclear, observational prose
Recurring Motifs
flight and skysea and watersolitude and inner searchpartnership and collaborationthe diary as record

Health

  • Strokes (multiple)
    1990年代
    Suffered multiple strokes in the 1990s that left her disoriented and disabled and required round-the-clock care.

Legacy

Through her flight accounts, essays and diaries she influenced 20th-century American culture and perceptions of women. Gift from the Sea had wide influence among female readers and contributed to environmental and reflective nonfiction trends. Her prewar political stances remain controversial, complicating her legacy.

Academic Societies

  • National Aviation Hall of Fame (honoree)
  • National Women's Hall of Fame (honoree)

Archives

  • Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College: Anne Morrow Lindbergh Papers
  • Yale University Library (MS 829): Anne Morrow Lindbergh papers
  • Lindbergh Foundation archives (selected materials)

In Popular Culture

  • The Lindbergh kidnapping profoundly affected 20th-century popular culture; Anne's writings and persona are often referenced in that context.
  • Gift from the Sea, a 1950s bestseller, influenced later women's essays and lifestyle books.

Quotes

  • “He is taller than anyone else—you see his head in a moving crowd and you notice his glance, where it turns, as though it were keener, clearer, and brighter than anyone else's, lit with a more intense fire....”
    Source: Diary entry (description of meeting), c.1927 (1927)

Trivia

  • One of the first American women to earn a first-class glider pilot license in 1930.
  • Served as radio operator and co-pilot on many exploratory flights with husband Charles Lindbergh.
  • Gift from the Sea was a 1950s bestseller and influenced many women.
  • Her pre-WWII political positions provoked controversy, including perceived sympathy toward aspects of Nazi Germany.
  • Suffered multiple strokes in the 1990s and died in 2001 at age 94.