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Esther Forbes

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Novelist (1891-1967)

United StatesWritersLived 1891 to 1967 · aged 76
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Esther Louise Forbes was an American novelist, historian, and children's writer who received the Pulitzer Prize and the Newbery Medal. She was the first woman elected to membership in the American Antiquarian Society.

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1944Newbery Medal
1943Pulitzer Prize for History
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1967 · aged 76
Written about in
10 languages

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