Tillie Olsen
E381996
American writer
Jewish American writer
essayist
feminist
human
short story writer
social realist writer
Tillie Olsen was a pioneering 20th-century American writer and feminist whose powerful depictions of working-class and women’s lives made her a key figure in Jewish American and social realist literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tillie Olsen canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American writer
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Jewish American writer ⓘ essayist ⓘ feminist ⓘ human ⓘ short story writer ⓘ social realist writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | O. Henry Award ⓘ |
| birthName | Tillie Lerner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Alzheimer's disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-01-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-01-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Lerner
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Olsen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
labor issues
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literature ⓘ women's studies ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical writing
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essay ⓘ short story ⓘ social realist fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Tillie ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary women writers
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feminist literary criticism ⓘ second-wave feminism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
American left-wing politics
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feminism ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| name | Tillie Olsen self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea | the concept of literary silences ⓘ |
| notableWork |
I Stand Here Ironing
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Silences ⓘ Tell Me a Riddle ⓘ |
| occupation |
political activist
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teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Omaha, Nebraska
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surface form:
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Oakland, California, United States ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse | Jack Olsen ⓘ |
| writingFocus |
Jewish American life
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family and motherhood ⓘ women's experiences ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
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