Harper Lee by Bradley Winfield

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Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama.

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She attended an all female college in Alabama.

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She then went to the Univeristy of Alabama and had a large interest in literature.

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Lee went to Oxford in England, but only for a year since she wanted to pursue her interest in writing.

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Some friends she met in New York City helped to fund her writing.

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Lee published two books in her life. They were To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman.

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More than a million copies of To Kill a Mockingbird are sold every year.

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Go Set a Watchman was discovered by Lee's lawyer in 2015.

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Lee also worked on another novel, but it was never published.

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In 2007, Lee received an award from President Bush for her contributions to American literature.