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February 9, 1944

Alice Walker Born

Born February 9, 1944, Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for "The Color Purple" (1982). She coined the term "womanist" to describe Black feminism and has been a lifelong activist for civil rights and social justice.

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People: Alice Walker
Sources
1. Alice Walker - The Pulitzer Prizes2. Alice Walker - Biography - National Women's History Museum3. Alice Walker - American Literature - Encyclopedia.com

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