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  2. Oct 1, 2024 · This page is about the American writer. For the physicist and former president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, see Shirley Ann Jackson. Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery.

  3. Oct 18, 2024 · Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, FREng (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist, and was the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is the first African American woman to have earned a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics, and the first African American woman to ...

  4. The works of U.S. novelist and short-story writer Shirley Jackson are often macabre explorations of the chaos and evil that lurk just beneath the surface of ordinary, everyday life. Jackson is best known for her story “The Lottery.”

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    • Jackson's relationship with her mother was complicated. From the time she was a young child to her death — she outlived both of her parents — Shirley Jackson was ever at odds with her mother.
    • She kept multiple diaries — in multiple voices. "Today, I shall write. I feel it. I shall write of the great joys of living. " Many writers keep diaries throughout their lives, and Jackson is no exception, but they style in which she did it is unusual.
    • She treated her moods like personas, and even named them. Not only did Jackson keep multiple diaries, each with their own style and voice, but she also kept her moods separated and distinct from one another, giving them each a persona of their own.
    • Jackson's husband decided to marry her after reading her short story, "Janice." "Stanley closed the magazine demanding to know who Shirley Jackson was.
  5. How can I teach children about important female scientists? This fact file is all about Shirley Ann Jackson, an American scientist. She is the first African American woman to have earned a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

  6. Early life. Jackson was born December 14, 1916, [11][12] in San Francisco, California, to Leslie Jackson and his wife Geraldine (née Bugby). [13][b] Jackson was raised in Burlingame, California, an affluent suburb of San Francisco, where her family resided in a two-story home located at 1609 Forest View Road. [15]

  7. Jackson was a curious child, and her parents encouraged her by helping her build projects and design experiments. Jackson’s interest in scientific investigation was furthered by the space race of the 1950s. For a few summers starting at age 10, Jackson captured bees from her backyard and studied their reactions to changes in their environment.

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