Alice+Walker

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=Alice Walker= = = Born on February 9, 1944 in the countryside near Ward's Chapel, a community of Eatonton, Georgia, Alice Walker was the eighth and last child of Willie Lee Walker and Millie Lou Tallulah Grant Walker.Alice Walker was married to Mel Leventhal from 1967 to 1976; the couple had one daughter, Rebecca Walker.

Alice who is a poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, anthologist, teacher, editor, publisher, womanist, and activist. Alice is known for winning the Pultizer Prize for the 1982 novel "//The Color Purple".// The book was later made into a successful film, which tells the story of two black sisters in the segregated world of the Deep South. Later some novels Alice wrote include //The Temple of My Familiar//, //Possessing the Secret// //of Joy,// and //By the Light of My Father's Smile//. She has also written volumes of short stories and essays, including //You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down// and //In Search of My Mother's Garden//.

According to biograph.com, Alice Walker is one of the most admired African American writers working today. She studied at Spelman College, Atlanta, and Sarah Lawrence College, New York, then worked as a social worker, teacher, and lecturer. She took a brief sabbatical from her writing in the 1960s to live in Mississippi and work in the civil rights movement, returning to New York to write for //Ms.// magazine.

Recently, Alice Walker published a collection of essays entitled //We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Light in a Time of Darkness// (2006). She also wrote the well-received picture book, //There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me// (2006). Her most recent novel was 2004's //Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart//.

=Contact info:= Name: Alice Walker

E-mail: alicewalker@gmail.com

Profession: English Teacher

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**Alice Walker ** 587 Vista Dr• Gahanna, Ohio 43230 • (614) 607.2664 • alicewalker@gmail.com **SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS **


 * Reliable
 * Work with students very well
 * Ability to adapt to challenges and changes

**Accomplishments **


 * **Poetry, novels, and Publisher **
 * **Apart of the Civil Rights Movement **
 * **Studied at Spellman College, Atlanta, Sarah Lawrence College, New York **
 * **Worked as an Teacher, Lecturer and Social Worker **

**REFERENCE ** **Erica Mcloughlin- //English professor// ** **6067 Falla Dr ** **Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110 ** **614.309.8857 ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Robin Abbington- //Teacher// ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">2016 Aspenspring Dr ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Columbus, Ohio 43219 ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">614.312.0593 ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Damany Mayfield-Principle ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">963 E Main St ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Columbus, Ohio 43205 ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">614. **