https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/ncetrr3enm36 en-us 2018-09-27 14:56:43 UTC 2018-09-27 18:43:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/ncetrr3enm36/wish/286580370 Alice Waker, who was born on February 9, 1944 in Eatonton, Georgia, is an American writer whose novels, short stories, and poems are noted for their insightful treatment of African American culture. Her novels, most notably The Color Purple published 1982, focus on women.  She was the eighth child of sharecroppers. While growing up she was accidentally blinded in one eye, and her mother gave her a typewriter, allowing her to write instead of doing chores. ]]> 2018-09-27 15:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/ncetrr3enm36/wish/286580370 wallacejohnson1109 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/ncetrr3enm36/wish/286580419 She was born in Eatonton, Georgia in 1944, and she is currently still alive. She has written several short stories and books, with her most well-known being "The Color Purple". She is currently a major member of the Democratic party. Many of her stories have an African-American female as the main character who has to deal with racism and sexism.]]> 2018-09-27 15:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/ncetrr3enm36/wish/286580419 nanowrimo4 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/ncetrr3enm36/wish/286580801 Alice Walker was born February 9, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia. She was the child of Sharecroppers. Because she was blind in one eye, instead of yard work, her mother gave her a typewriter. She was involved in the civil rights movement in Mississippi. Some of her most well known works are "The Color Purple" and "Everyday Use". She focuses on the lives of African Americans, mainly the females of the race. She is still alive and still an active activist. ]]> 2018-09-27 15:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/ncetrr3enm36/wish/286580801 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/ncetrr3enm36/wish/286581000 At a young age, Alice walker was blinded in one eye so her mother gave her a type writer so she didn't do chores. She contributed much to the civil rights movement and grew up in Putnam county, GA. She fought for african american rights and also wrote her most famous novel, The Color Purple, which later became a musical. Alice is still alive today! She was married to an attorney. ]]> 2018-09-27 15:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/ncetrr3enm36/wish/286581000 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/ncetrr3enm36/wish/286584722 Alice Walker was born on February 9th, 1944. She was blind in one eye so she wrote and focused on education because she was unable to do work. She and her husband were the first legal interracial couple in Mississippi. She got divorced in 1976. She started a feminist publishing company in California. She is alive and kicking as of the last time Wikipedia was updated.]]> 2018-09-27 15:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/ncetrr3enm36/wish/286584722