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Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946, Washington, D.C., U.S.) is an American scientist and educator and the first Black woman to receive a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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Apr 2, 2014 · Shirley Jackson was an acclaimed American writer known for the short story 'The Lottery,' as well as longer works like 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle.'
Nov 21, 2023 · American author Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) wrote numerous novels and short stories in the horror and mystery genres. Some of her most famous works include her short story ''The Lottery'', her...
- For Shirley Jackson, biography and observations from real life had an influence on fiction for ''The Lottery.'' She based the town square in the st...
- There are many Shirley Jackson books, but she is best known for her short story ''The Lottery,'' her novel The Haunting of Hill House, and her nove...
- Shirley Jackson was forty-eight years old when she died in her sleep of cardiac arrest, at home in Bennington, Vermont.
- Shirley Jackson was born in 1916 to middle-class parents, and lived with them in an affluent suburb of San Francisco until she was 16. She felt una...
- She was a California girl. Jackson is often associated with New England writers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, her American Gothic predecessor. She lived in North Bennington, Vermont, for most of her adult life—in fact, some people believe it’s the setting for “The Lottery.”
- Her family believed in Christian Science. Jackson’s maternal grandmother, who lived with the Jacksons while she was growing up, was a Christian Science faith healer.
- She flunked out of college. The writer responsible for one of the defining stories of her era was kicked out of the University of Rochester after her sophomore year.
- Her parents didn’t attend her wedding. Neither did Hyman’s. Though he declared himself a “militant atheist” as a teenager, he was brought up in a traditional Jewish household, and his parents didn’t approve of him marrying outside the faith.
Mar 3, 2017 · Secret Histories: On Shirley Jackson. by Heather Clark. On June 27, 1948, Shirley Jackson published “The Lottery” in The New Yorker. Savagery unfolds slowly in this strange, spare story about a ritual stoning in a New England village. Jackson opens with images of blossoming flowers and “richly green” grass.
Oct 10, 2016 · Zoë Heller on Ruth Franklin’s biography of Shirley Jackson, “A Rather Haunted Life,” which explores one of the twentieth century’s most tortured writers.
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May 1, 2024 · Introduce Shirley Jackson’s classic story of conformity with this engaging, student-friendly 30-slide PowerPoint. Presentation includes facts on Shirley Jackson, themes, symbols, character descriptions, and Common Core aligned discussion/essay questions.
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