Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1924) Winner
Margaret Wilson
マーガレット・ウィルソン
Māgaretto Wiruson
Pen Names:
An Elderly Spinster（Used for short stories in Harper's Magazine）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1882-01-16 （Traer, Iowa, U.S.）
- Died
- 1973-10-06 （Unknown） age 91
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- United Presbyterian Church
- Residence History
- Farm in Traer, Iowa → Chicago → Punjab region, India → University of Chicago Divinity School → West Pullman, Chicago → England
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Missionary, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1923-1939
- Affiliations
- United Presbyterian Church of North America, West Pullman High School
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | — | Unknown | degrees | 1900-1904 | United States |
| University of Chicago Divinity School | — | Divinity School | — | 1912-1913 | United States |
University of Chicago
Unknown
Degree:
degrees
Period:
1900-1904
Year of Graduation:
1904
Country:
United States
Earning degrees in 1903 and 1904
University of Chicago Divinity School
Divinity School
Period:
1912-1913
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | The Able McLaughlins | — | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1924
Work:
The Able McLaughlins
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1924) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Able McLaughlins
1923 NovelStory of a Scottish immigrant family in Iowa, dealing with themes of rape and redemption.
Status of womenReligionRedemption
Bibliography
- The Able McLaughlins (1923)
- The Kenworthys (1925)
- The Painted Room (1926)
- Daughters of India (1928)
- Trousers of Taffeta (1929)
- The Dark Duty (1931)
- The Valiant Wife (1933)
- The Law and the McLaughlins (1936)
- The Devon Treasure Mystery (1939, children's)
- The Crime of Punishment (1931, non-fiction)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Simple direct narrativeNaturalistic portraits of daily life
- Recurring Motifs
- Secondary status of womenRole of religionPenal reform
Health
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Illness1910年頃Returned to the U.S. from India and resigned as missionary
Legacy
Known for winning the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Her works explore feminist issues, religion, and penal reform from a Midwestern American perspective aimed at women readers.
Quotes
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She has an admirable gift for very simple direct narrative.
Source: Graham Greene review (1937)
Trivia
- Married a Scotsman she met in India 19 years earlier
- Her husband served as warden of Dartmoor Prison
- Published short stories under the pen name 'An Elderly Spinster' in Harper's Magazine