Alice Walker
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Alice Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and activist best known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning novel "The Color Purple" and her contributions to Black feminist literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alice Walker canonical | 26 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black feminist
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activist ⓘ essayist ⓘ feminist ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lillian Smith Book Award
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National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ O. Henry Award ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| birthName | Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker ⓘ |
| coinedTerm | womanist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-02-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Sarah Lawrence College
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Spelman College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Walker ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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essay ⓘ fiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Alice ⓘ |
| hasChild | Rebecca Walker ⓘ |
| influenced |
Black feminist literature
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womanist theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Black feminism
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womanism ⓘ |
| name | Alice Walker self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | First African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Black feminist thought
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depictions of African-American women in the American South ⓘ |
| notableWork |
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
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Meridian ⓘ The Color Purple (novel) ⓘ
surface form:
The Color Purple
The Third Life of Grange Copeland ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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essayist ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Eatonton, Georgia
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surface form:
Eatonton, Georgia, United States
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| politicalActivity |
anti-apartheid activism
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civil rights movement activism ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Melvyn R. Leventhal ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Color Purple (novel)
subject surface form:
The Color Purple